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Fixing cracks in wood stock

Bergtreffer
I have a Marlin 336 that has sever stress cracks in the wood at the pistol grip area. How can those be fixed? From the back side? What kind of glue, and how does a person get the glue into the cracks?
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  • charliemeyer007
    Oil soaked wood doesn't glue well. Done lots of repairs with the old micro bed 2 part epoxy. Wedge open crack, work in glue with tooth pick. Remove wedge, wipe off excess, clamp or rubber band for a day to dry.
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  • Dokey
    One of the best products I've found is Loctite 420 which is an industrial super glue that wicks better than water. Apply it to the crack a little at a time until the crack area will take no more. Then wipe the area clean and clamp if possible and wipe again
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  • mrbruce
    Brownells accu glass works good for me....
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  • Bergtreffer
    OK, thanks. I'll have to study these various options that have been suggested.
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  • cndrdk
    I've always had good results with the higher grade wood glues. To get glue well into the cracks, I use a small screwdriver, etc. for a wedge to open the crack a bit. Squeeze as much glue into the crack leaving some on top. I take a small flexible hose and place it over the glob of glue and against the stock. Then blow into the tube forcing the glue all the way through the crack. Clamp or rubber band until dry.
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  • hillbille
    gorilla glue is tough and water resistent, BUT it is an expanding glue and you need to clamp it tight or the crack will show, It will be strong enough for your purposes but the cosmetics or looks will be bad. I did a forearm on a winchester 1400 and didn't get it clamped tight enough the crack expanded maybe a 1/64 of inch but it left the outline of the crack in yellowish brown glue line. and the glue won't take touchup color. I can live with it for a rabbitt, beater gun, it gets scratched and I even knock briars down with it, the glue has held up for over 4 years just doesn't look to pretty.
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  • pingjockey
    surgical tubing works great as a clamp on odd surfaces.
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  • machine gun moran
    If cosmetics are not an issue, a threaded crossbolt, epoxied in place and dressed flush. The bolt can cross the crack perpendicular or even at a steep angle, and still hold. Clamp the wood before you drill and thread the hole and screw the bolt in. A lag screw will also work, but be careful to not stress the wood in other directions.
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  • Emmett Dunham
    I agree that bedding compound is the best to repair cracks, it is manufactured to flow into tight areas in and around metal parts and will seep into cracks. With any repair on wood stocks it is important to plan ahead and clamp the stock before you glue it, take it down and put the glue to work clamp again. Another thing to remember that the color of the glue will need to be close to the color of the rifle stock or the repair will be visible.

    Emmett
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  • Bergtreffer
    OK, thank you all. This gives me lots of things to think about.
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