Glued Cracked Stock Wrist?

[mrto]

I've just repaired with glue a nasty crack through the wrist of a Walnut Longbow stock.The glue has done an excellent job and the crack is now barely visible.

In the experience of anyone who has done such a repair is drilling the stock from the inletting and gluing a screw in also necessary or will the glued wrist be strong enough without?

The glue I used is Alaphatic Resin.

[Jimny4x4]

Never used anything but glue myself but did get a gunstock that had been glued and a woodscrew drilled from inside literally pinning the two seperate pieces together . Very well done and very strong repair with the glue . Had the thing a while before I realised the thing had been repaired so whoever did the work was good .
Would have been a bit of a faff trying to drill from inside the action inletting - not to far otherwise the tip would have poked out into outer surface and the chequering area . Guessing to avoid too much stress on the wood , hole was drilled with drill bit oversize for that specific screw size used . By that I mean the screw tightening in did not make more problems by cutting into fractured weak area .
Screw was countersunk in the inlet are very well too to avoid any snagging on the airgun mechanism when re-installed .

[secretagentmole]

Repaired a cracked Theoben stock with cascamite wood glue and a screw, the screw got the join nice and tight, it was not a pretty repair because I did it and I am not a professional joiner. But it damned well worked!

[angrybear]

Back in 83 (ish) a RAF chippy glued an old FN shotgun wrist for me after I fell on the gun & broke it, that lasted 30 odd years.

[Murphy]

If it had split clean in half them I would use a screw but just a split just glue.

[ora8i]

I glued a length of threaded rod into one I repared, it worked a treat.


Ora

[air-tech]

Properly glued, the glued area is often stronger than the wood itself. Having recently needed to separate some glued 2x4s, they mostly separated from the wood itself, not the glued join, which would remain attached to one piece or the other... quite inconvenient TBH.

[mrto]

Thanks for everyone's input.

I think the glue alone will be enough as many are suggesting.

ATB.

[Papa g]

I've just repaired with glue a nasty crack through the wrist of a Walnut Longbow stock.The glue has done an excellent job and the crack is now barely visible.

In the experience of anyone who has done such a repair is drilling the stock from the inletting and gluing a screw in also necessary or will the glued wrist be strong enough without?

The glue I used is Alaphatic Resin.

I would definitely put a a screw or a glue a hardwood dowel
Down the length of the pistol grip as you now have a weak link in this area regardless of what glue you use.
If you do put a screw in do pilot hole it first though.
Regards Graham

[mrto]

I have no plans to use the stock at present,but when I do I may well add a screw of dowel as suggested.At least then there would be no doubt of the lasting strength of the repair.

Thanks for all of the suggestions,guys!

ATB.

[enfield2band]

If the wood has separated into two pieces it is better to drill it and put either a small piece of threaded bar in or a hardwood dowel.

You can line the two halves up by knocking a panel pin part way in and then snipping the head off. Press the half with the panel pin into the other half and it will mark the wood ready for drilling so it lines up. Take the panel pin out and drill that half as well.
Don't forget if you are using any glue you will need a small air hole drilling to let the trapped or out or what you put in will be like a piston and the trapped air will keep pushing you bar or dowel out.

[averageplinker]

I would use a reinforcing screw or rod, particularly on a Springer which may receive some twisting/bending forces with every cocking stroke.
Rich

[Mark A]

The screw would also help to pull the two pieces together, which is necessary if you want a strong join.

[johnbaz]

Hi

I bought a cheap HW95 that had a cracked/repaired pistolgrip, As it had not been completely in two I presumed that the farthest reaches of the crack may not have had glue in to them so it could be the start of a fresh crack!!

I ended up driving a 3" screw straight down the pistolgrip just in case! If for nothing else, Just peace of mind!

The repair was very shoddy as the the crack can badly be seen so I think they either didn't quite align it or they didn't put pressure on whilst the glue was curing

I refinished the stock and tried remnoving enough wood that the crack wouldn't be seen so easily (Didn't really work tho' )


The Crack!


The screw!


Refinished!

Don't have a close up pic that I can find but i'm sure it's still clearly seen!!, I would have lashed it with paracord, That way it gets the pressure with no denting as cramps can do in strange shapes!!



John