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kingsax26

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I bought a rifle at a discount that has a piece of bark inclusion in the for arm. I actually don't mind it, it gives character. Is it possible to keep the inclusion intact and finish the rifle without worry of cracking?
 

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Are you sure it's a bark inclusion and not the darker heart wood? Is it (significantly) softer than the lighter wood? As per above, thin ACC glue should firm it up, but make sure you do that AFTER staining is done.
 
The rifle is a Jim Kibler kit. I ahve not yet recieved it. Fort those interested , Jim is switching to his own lock brand and is discounting his rifles with chambers locks!
 
Are you sure it's a bark inclusion and not the darker heart wood? Is it (significantly) softer than the lighter wood? As per above, thin ACC glue should firm it up, but make sure you do that AFTER staining is done.
I spoke with Jim and Katherine personally yesterday. Jim said it was a bark inclusion
 
A lot of wood comes off the fore end, and it may all disappear. As a restorationist, I will recommend using a two part epoxy, dyed darker than the finished project. On walnut I go totally black for best results. You can also take the stock to finished dimension, then use some matching wood to make a close fitting patch. Once again, dyed epoxy clamped until set. Then, shape to final profile. If done properly, it pretty much disappears, and no one will ever notice if you don't point it out.
 
With my last build I had some saw dings in the blank right in the breech / tang area, so a similar problem. The wood was missing there, but not a lot. I didn't want my stock dimensioning to be dictated by the missing wood, so I made a splice and glued it in. I then rasped and sanded so the splice was contiguous with the wood that was there, and contoured and carved the wood normally, ignoring the glue lines of the splice. By the time I had fully contoured and carved the area, I had worked down below the splice line. So some times things just have a way of working out.
 
In a Kibler kit, you WONT be removing much wood. Provided the grain structure isn't compromised, fill it with thin super glue, and finish that baby!
 
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