My stock is cracked in 3 places:
1.) Lock Mortise from where the hooked breech of the barrel meets the tang through the lock mortise ( 1 3/4”) and enters just about
1/4 “ above the point on Siler Lock Inlay. There
is Visible crack 1/2” and a hairline crack that wraps around towards wrist neck of stock.
2.) This crack starts 3/8” above lock screw.
Left to radius wood rib and right about 1”.
3.). This visible crack runs from top lock screw hole to the right and is about 2” long. Then, there is a hairline crack that wraps towards the wrist neck of stock.
I have extensively researched this issue.
Some people have refuted what other people have stated with respect to fixing a horizontal wood crack.
Therefore, I would appreciate anyone’s comments.
I plan on doing the following:
a. Epoxy fluted (2) 1/4” diameter fluted dowel and drill screw holes.
b. Tang area, angle & drill 1/16” pilot holes, then drill 1/8” holes 2” deep ( under cracks)
c. Glass bed under tang stem.
d. Glass bed under tang barrel part.
2. Glass bed underneath barrel to about 1” from first wedge/barrel tenon inlay.
3. Glass bed lock mortise area,
Questions:
1. For the drilled holes....
Should I use epoxy?
Can the bedding material work ( Miles Gilbert Bedrock epoxy).
Can glue work?
2. Should I use a fluted 1/8” wooden dowel rod
or a threaded brass rod in the holes. (Glue or epoxy)?
Or just use epoxy or glue separately with no rods.
3. Should I try to fill in and feed the glue in the visible horizontal cracks with forced air.
Thank You for your consideration!
1.) Lock Mortise from where the hooked breech of the barrel meets the tang through the lock mortise ( 1 3/4”) and enters just about
1/4 “ above the point on Siler Lock Inlay. There
is Visible crack 1/2” and a hairline crack that wraps around towards wrist neck of stock.
2.) This crack starts 3/8” above lock screw.
Left to radius wood rib and right about 1”.
3.). This visible crack runs from top lock screw hole to the right and is about 2” long. Then, there is a hairline crack that wraps towards the wrist neck of stock.
I have extensively researched this issue.
Some people have refuted what other people have stated with respect to fixing a horizontal wood crack.
Therefore, I would appreciate anyone’s comments.
I plan on doing the following:
a. Epoxy fluted (2) 1/4” diameter fluted dowel and drill screw holes.
b. Tang area, angle & drill 1/16” pilot holes, then drill 1/8” holes 2” deep ( under cracks)
c. Glass bed under tang stem.
d. Glass bed under tang barrel part.
2. Glass bed underneath barrel to about 1” from first wedge/barrel tenon inlay.
3. Glass bed lock mortise area,
Questions:
1. For the drilled holes....
Should I use epoxy?
Can the bedding material work ( Miles Gilbert Bedrock epoxy).
Can glue work?
2. Should I use a fluted 1/8” wooden dowel rod
or a threaded brass rod in the holes. (Glue or epoxy)?
Or just use epoxy or glue separately with no rods.
3. Should I try to fill in and feed the glue in the visible horizontal cracks with forced air.
Thank You for your consideration!