Laminated Stock Glue? Repair
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I also saw that rifle. Stock may be best left alone considering so much of the outer laminations of wood are gone. It is a neat k98k. If one wanted to shoot it a replacement stock could be used to shoot it in, then put it back in this one when you are done. Because if you dont know what you are doing, you may make a bad situation even worse when it comes to "repairing" this one.
Absolutely. It will be an attempt to preserve it and stop the problem. Many thanks
tsmgguy
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The original glue was a formaldehyde based phenolic, brand name today "Resorcinol". It was a great choice because the bond was stronger than the wood which surrounded it. Sure enough, in the photos above, it's the wood that failed and split and not the glue.
It's really unusual to see damage as extensive as this. There's going to be no way to properly stabilize and repair it. The same glue could be forced into the cracks, but this would yield an unsightly mess. The splits mean that the stock's original dimensions are lost as well.
It's really unusual to see damage as extensive as this. There's going to be no way to properly stabilize and repair it. The same glue could be forced into the cracks, but this would yield an unsightly mess. The splits mean that the stock's original dimensions are lost as well.
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People fix violins from the 1700s so nothing is impossible. The question is whether or not it’s worthwhile.
You could injected watered down titebond using a syringe, and then clamp the hell out of it. Or, glue it and then seal it in a vacuum bag with clamps on the outside. .
Regardless, I wouldn’t shoot it.
You could injected watered down titebond using a syringe, and then clamp the hell out of it. Or, glue it and then seal it in a vacuum bag with clamps on the outside. .
Regardless, I wouldn’t shoot it.
