Does anyone have an article they can point me to with respects to the use of CA glue and CA vs epoxy in turning?  If not...anyone interested in writing the 'basics' for me?  thanks...

Sorry ed, crack filler.

I'm with Ed. For anything other than very small gaps, epoxy is the way to go. I've tried many products, but settled on West Systems 650 flex. It's a two part epoxy that takes tinting well and seems to fill better than any of the epoxies that I've tried. The techs at West System are very open to questions and providing good advice. I'm not expert enough to write a primer for you, but I can say that, if you use the 650, it helps to warm both parts up on a water bath. This "thins" it out so that it will flow into small voids. It does mean that it will set quicker, though. My last project using this was a maple burl vase with too many voids. I used plumbers putty to form a dam around a void, then filled the area with  tinted 650. The putty kept the epoxy from running all over the place, and came off easily when the 650 was set up. The 650 turns and sands easily, and shines up nicely when finished.

Thank you for all of the fine comments...it sounds like I'll 'stick' with epoxy (pun intended).  Now for the next obvious question...is there a preferred brand?  I typically use Depot's Gorilla glue but admit I'm sometimes frustrated in that it doesn't always seem to 'settle' to the bottom of a crack.  Is there a thinner version I should be using or is it simply my own user error?  again...thanks.

For cracks and even small voids I use either 5 min or 30 min epoxy from hardware store, usually Devcon brand I think.  For small cracks it is necessary to push/force the epoxy in.  For tinting I have a set of powdered tints such as champaigne, raw and burnt sienna and umber, blacks, reds, et cetera - might have been a kit of fresco powders from art store or from Mohawk.

When warmed in a water bath, the 650 that I use is not much thicker than water. I've used 5-minute too and when it's warmed up, it gets quite thin. If the void is deep, I pour to fill it, then use a pin to poke it down and release any air that has been trapped in the bottom of the void. If the void goes all the way through the piece, I use packing tape to seal one side of it.

Not wanting to hijack this thread but what type of epoxy is used as a finish? for example on wooden flutes?

So I found my solution and it was really quite simple.  I just ran the syringe of two-part epoxy under hot water for a minute or two and it became more workable.  The old adage comes true again...try the easy fix first.