![]() might work if could push the flue in by pressure bit dont know how I can do that. The crack is pretty narrow, not sure how wide I can get it For toothpicks etc. Any glue fsilure means that the whole crack is then contaminated with the failed glue. I dont want to over complicate things, but I would like to only do this once. The hot stuff thicker version has much longer time but I winder how thick it is to really wick down into the crack. That seems too short to open up and then close after application. The Brownells “hot stiff” glue says in the description that the thin version only has a 5 second working time. I wonder if that will or coild mess up the adhesion of any glue that is used. I suspect that gun oil etc has accumulated and I think was “poured” into the crack to help keep moisture from wicking into the wood. the previous owner thankfully only dropped it hard enough to crack the one side, what a gentleman First lightly sand your stock so that you get some sawdust. How long has the elmers wood glue worked? I guess I have to believe there is better glue out there and only want to do this once. I spread the joint and force the epoxy into the crack using a feeler gauge. I do not believe it is a take down model. I have repaired a couple of Cherokee stocks by using devcon epoxy. And occasionally a trip into the field for whitetail! Not sure I will hunt with this gun, but I sure want to keep it in the family and at least have a solid gun for fun at the range. How is hot stuff any different than any other CA “superglue” that you can buy at the local hardware store? Are these the best glue or is there something better out there? I have heard of ”accuglass” and also “hot stuff” glue for this type of repair. I have been very hesitant and afraid to take on gun wood jobs. My skills have increased tenfold already by starting to use your products and techniques. What will hurt the value of the gun more? Should I do nothing at all? Gun Stock Repair Customer Testimonials Your work is amazing I can't stop watching your instructional videos. Will opening up a bit and putting in some sort of super low viscosity glue and then close and clamp work? If so, what glue is recommended? Or will it have to be followed up with drilling and screwing in a pin be required? So the obvious question is how to fix properly. Clamp Some kind of bar clamp comes in handy for clamping the repair piece to the gun stock while the glue cures. Otherwise the but and forearm are beautiful old hardwood. There are some spots where theres a little bit of the wall chipping off, but the chips are not deep and are maybe 2mm wide on either side of the main crack. The crack will “work” and open up a bit when I torque the butt stock. East wall (front): Crack that starts about 3 feet from the ground and is about 6 feet long. I recently inherited this gun that has remained in my family for a mong time. So sorry for probably a common question and how to fix a crack in the tang of the butt stick.
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