Here's the blurb I read previously from a material supplier's website on their comments/recommendations for bonding Tyvek material. Of course, our use is specialized, so tests like Goozy did are the real indication of what might work best--or if it will work at all.
"Gluing Tyvek--
A number of adhesives can be used to glue TYVEK, either to itself or to other substrates. In general, water-based adhesives that provide quick tack and fast drying are preferred. However, the first step in choosing an adhesive is to determine how it will react with TYVEK. Testing a small TYVEK sample is the best way to make this determination. Natural-product adhesives based on starch, dextrin, casein or animal byproducts are preferred to synthetic-based adhesives. Hot animal glue is an excellent adhesive for adhering TYVEK to paperboard. Water-based synthetic lattices also bond TYVEK to itself and a variety of substrates. Ethylene/vinyl acetate adhesives are especially useful, as are the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives. Synthetic adhesives often contain low-molecular-weight materials that can act as solvents at elevated temperatures, causing swelling and wrinkling. Solvent-based single-component polyurethane adhesives provide optimum adhesion (lap and shear), flexibility and water-resistance for adhering TYVEK to itself and a variety of substrates."
This info was once hosting on
www.materialconcepts.com but now that information has been "lost to the web."
Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive referred to above is commonly known to the Home Depot crowd as double-sticky tape. That might work ok if you had a smooth doped finish to stick it to. But not to bare wood of any kind.
I would try the following (because they seem promising, and because I have most of them):
Shoe Goo
Pacer Formula 560 Canopy Glue
RC Z 56
Balsalock from FAI Model Supply
Remember that water will not go thru Tyvek (envelopes, house wrap, etc.) but water vapor will. So gluing an area (not just a narrow line) with a water-based glue means that it will have to exit via exposed wood, or else will take a very long time for the water content in something like white glue, TiteBond, etc. to drop to a point where the glue develops reasonable strength. So I would say that sealing the wood to moisture before you try gluing it is going to make the cure cycle much more problematic. Additionally, more glue (thick glue line) is not better. A thin film that is in full contact is likely best. The exception to this is when a rigid part is being bonded to a flexible part, or when the CTE of the two materials is very different and you know it is going to go thru large temperature cycles. In a balsa to Tyvek joint, neither would be considered rigid. I'm talking about metals here, with high modulus.
For this application, what you want is a glue that has decent shear strength--you don't care about tensile strength. So a more flexible adhesive is likely superior. If you wanted to try a chemically reacted bonding material, (and this was a paying job), I'd be sure to include EC 2216 modified epoxy. This is the only adhesive that I know of that the FAA/DOD has approved/accepted for bonding to some acetyl plastics, which is a tough job. But I don't think modelers are going to have this on hand, or want to go buy a minimum quantity, which is why it's not on my list above.
You might have good luck with over and under style hinges where you put a thin coat of, say, the Formula 560 on one side of the Tyvek and let it dry. Then iron it to the wood. The problem is going to be how you finish over that...
Another user reported that PL Premium Bulldog Grip by LePage was good. This is a polyurethane mastic as used in a home construction glue gun cartridge. I haven't used that before, so know nothing of it. Not interesting enough to buy a huge cartridge when I need 4 drops or smears per hinge....
There is no doubt in my mind that there is a suitable adhesive. Here's why: Did you ever try to open a white and green Tyvek shipping envelop and almost sprain your fingers trying to pull and pry open the glued flap?
Divot