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June 26th, 2013, 05:59 PM #1Banned
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Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
Don't ever let your good friend....well, former good friend tell you he can do a great job on your cracked stock. He convinced me I would never see the crack in the stock again!!!. Yeah....like this:
The guy said he pinned it. Didn't happen. All he did was hog out some wood behind the crack, then filled it with accraglass, then put it back together. So.....now when you shoot it, (well...not now because it's getting fixed by me...and if I fix it with a hatchet it will look better than this crap) the recoil would constantly pound at the crack!!! When he "fixed" it, the crack was only half the size it is now.
Dave
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June 26th, 2013, 06:28 PM #2
Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
You are applying too broadly the lesson you were supposed to learn from this misfortune. Sorry to hear of your bad experience with one friend.
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June 26th, 2013, 06:52 PM #3Banned
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Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
Better off using carpenter's glue, the bonded area winds up being stronger than the wood.
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June 26th, 2013, 07:09 PM #4
Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
Should have been "she." I guarantee that a good female friend could fix your wood just fine.
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June 26th, 2013, 08:05 PM #5Banned
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Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
you need to properly glass bed the action now or the stock is headed for hell.
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June 26th, 2013, 09:26 PM #6
Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
Sometimes it's just easier to buy a Boyds stock and start over......
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June 26th, 2013, 10:01 PM #7Banned
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Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
This stock is for a Winchester Model 88. It's tough to find 'em and after market stocks just look like......aftermarket stocks. I'll fix it right and it may...or may not be seen. I've done some good work with walnut stocks in the past....or I should say, in the years since I retired. A little confidence goes a long way.
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June 27th, 2013, 03:36 PM #8
Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
Sorry about your "friend" and your stock.
I found this pretty good article from Fine Woodworking magazine and have it saved. It is titled "How strong is your glue?", pretty good article on wood glues and a test they did.
Article here in PDF format: http://www.titebond.com/news_article...Your_Glue.aspx
It is only 5 pages, but has some great info for anyone needed a stock (or other wood) repair."Disperse you Rebels! Damn you! Throw down your Arms and Disperse!" British Major Pitcairn at Lexington April 19, 1775
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June 27th, 2013, 08:27 PM #9Banned
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Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
Thanks 762.....that's a great article.
Dave
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June 28th, 2013, 06:01 AM #10Grand Member
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Re: Don't ever let a good friend convince you he can fix wood
two very good articles on stock work over @ cast boolits:
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-a-rifle-stock
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http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...-to-a-GunstockAmerican by BIRTH, Infidel by CHOICE
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