Opinions please

[Trad4me]

I'm building my first kit and I'd like some opinions on how to fix an issue. I've split a chunk of the stock that backs up the breech of the barrel. The piece is still attached. Should I get some glue in as is and clamp with tape or cut out a plug bigger than the issue and glue in a new piece?

 

[rchas]

Get some good wood glue; I would suggest Titebond III. Pull up the piece just enough to use a wood sliver to thoroughly apply glue, then clamp it just tight enough to get a little glue squeeze out. Leave the clamp on overnight.

 

[billraby]

Just glue that piece down. It will not show at all when finished. Your chisels need to be MUCH sharper.

 

[deerstalkert]

please, please sharpen your chisels ! make them so you can shave a see through shaving across the grain. your entire enjoyment of the project will be greatly enhanced. you just have to work much harder for a poor return with a dull chisel. don't ask how i know!
i find myself dressing my chisels every 15-20 minutes. it is a little work and i can split a pencil line with them.
like everyone says. glue the chip and use the curing time to sharpen those chisels.

did i mention sharpening your chisels?

 

[frankie]

I'm building my first kit and I'd like some opinions on how to fix an issue. I've split a chunk of the stock that backs up the breech of the barrel. The piece is still attached. Should I get some glue in as is and clamp with tape or cut out a plug bigger than the issue and glue in a new piece?View attachment 126477

stop everything and glue and clamp. Dont clamp it so hard it squishes all the glue out. Please take this the right way but I dont think your chisels are sharp enough by the look of the cuts and it looks like you are coating your metal with too much inletting black. Just trying to help

 

[frankie]

stop everything and glue and clamp. Dont clamp it so hard it squishes all the glue out. Please take this the right way but I dont think your chisels are sharp enough by the look of the cuts and it looks like you are coating your metal with too much inletting black. Just trying to help

There are probably videos on youtube how to sharpen them

 

[Colonial Boy]

Sharp chisels do away with the need for headache (and heartache) pills.
There is plenty on here on getting really sharp chisels, you’ll never regret using it and a cut from a sharp chisel is never as bad as one from a blunt one; heals quicker too

 

[Trad4me]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the feedback. I'm going to stop until I figure out how to sharpen my chisels. I've watched several videos and have a guide but I guess I need to watch some more.

 

[deerstalkert]

you will find it so much more pleasant. i am the worlds worst tool sharpener( just ask the blonde i have lived with for 56 years)
i finally just sucked it up and made sure i did exactly like the experts explained. i even made a 1/8 inch chisel for the thimble tab inlets. when properly sharpened a chisel will take more wood as a scraper then a dull chisel will as a chisel.
another technique of chisel use i had to learn was most precise work is done with the bevel away from the work. i always figured i would "chisel" out a gob of wood.
in stock making you sometimes are taking shavings as thin or thinner than a hair. done that way when completed the pride in the job is immeasurable.
CB from down under is absolutely correct about the cuts. but you will find that accidental cuts of your self and the work is greatly diminished with a sharp edge. i am working a piece of the hardest maple i ever did right now. when i make a cut the scar shines like glass, and so does the shaving. beauty to behold.

 

[Daveboone]

I recently completed my first rifle....A Kibler, so I didnt have much chisel work. Even just with that, I quickly realized my then current chisels were not up to the task, despite sharpening. I luckily got by, but new quality chisels are on my very short "need" list.

 

[Alice1885]

One thing to keep in mind on the glue. Titebond II will not show if you happen to get some glue that oozzes out around your repair. However Titebond III leaves a grayish lookin color when it cures.
Just my 2 cents worth….

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

GO SLOW! A bit at a time

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have found you can get some serious clamping pressure on an awkward part of the stock with a string wrap. In this case the trigger guard pin chipped out a huge chunk out of the lock molding.

Fixed

 

[EC121]

String is a good idea. I use the 1/4" silicone fuel tubing for my model airplanes. It can be stretched to the tension needed and will conform to the shape being glued.

 

[Sparkitoff]

Does anyone think he should glue and pin it? It wouldn’t be hard to make a concealed pin there.

 

[frankie]

I'm building my first kit and I'd like some opinions on how to fix an issue. I've split a chunk of the stock that backs up the breech of the barrel. The piece is still attached. Should I get some glue in as is and clamp with tape or cut out a plug bigger than the issue and glue in a new piece?View attachment 126477

Anytime one gets a hinge like that, stop immediately and glue it back. If one doesnt and it breaks off it's hard to get it back looking normal.

 

[BEP]

Just glue it back. With a repair like that, I'd secure the repair with a rubber band. I like the Titebond glues. In my experience - not just firearms related but general construction as well - the glued joint will be stronger than the wood around it.

 

[waksupi]

I will add, use some lacquer thinner or similar with a Qtip to clean the inletting black from the area before glueing.

 

[waksupi]

Does anyone think he should glue and pin it? It wouldn’t be hard to make a concealed pin there.

No need for a pin.

 

[Alice1885]

One thing I forgot to mention in my previous post is to get you some surgical tubing. Its great stuff to use on cracked stocks, chip outs, etc. You can wrap it tightly and it forms to the contours where a clamp us sometimes very difficult to tighten up in the area that you are repairing. Also the tubing leaves no marks and can be tightly wrapped. Have used it for years in making necessary repairs. One place that has it available is Menard’s, it’s in the plumbing section.