RE: Old balsa kit CA glue will not bond
As TLH101 says, the wood is too dry. Best is to expose the wood to a moist atmosphere for awhile but another solution is to lightly (very lightly) dust the area to be glued with baking soda--like used in the kitchen--in the areas to be glued. The baking soda technique also works will with plywood and hardwoods that you try to use CA on.