JB Weld

[Andy Work]

I've used Titebond III for wood stock repairs. It works good.

 

[Ggmac]

I laminate birch for making rifle stocks . I've only used title bond 2 with great results .but would not use itto glue a break .

 

[joshb]

Tite Bond wood glue works very well .Even if wood is broken again the glue joint holds .

^^^^ this^^^^^ they have a moisture resistant, too. Epoxies are tricky cause you don't want a lot of pressure on the glue up but you want a tight joint. Regular Titebond wood glue joints want a higher clamping force, giving you a tighter less visible joint. (I've been a builder for 30 yrs., making houses, cabinets and boats.) JB weld is NOT good to use, except as a good filler. Good luck.

 

[Nude nut]

Already mentioned west system,
I can recall doing boat repairs for a mate he asked me how strong this stuff was so I mixed up a small batch poured it on his steel bench and clamped a 3 foot pipe to his bench if he was telling you this story inperson you would be laughing after a day or so he told me his bench ended up in the middle of the shed trying to get it off.

Cheers Trev.

 

[rwk]

Dowel pins and some form of the new glues out there, water proof and holds so good it will break in other spots.

 

[msinc]

+1 for a thinner epoxy for wood repair. Not that JB will not work, thinner stuff will soak in better. If you have a marine supply nearby Git-Rot is the thinnest I know of that I have worked with. West System has one as well. You might consider drilling a hole from the tang area of the stock through the wrist and using your JB to glue in an aluminum rod. Will never break again.

I have used this successfully with this type repair. Whatever type you use you want it to be thin and definitely use metal pins for reinforcement. I did not have as good a results with accra-glass. Also, it helps if you take a hair dryer and heat the stock up immediately before you apply the epoxy...this will make it a little thinner and run into everywhere it can.

 

[jds holler]

Well OP, did ya get all the advice ya wanted yet.

Here's more!! I had this same break in a stock once, did it the same way. The pieces fit very well together, and I glued them with Dev-Con clear epoxy; THEN as a separate step was able to drill from a blind location in the trigger guard cut-out and glue a birch dowel with the same epoxy. My thinking was that it would be easier to keep the fit if I did the reinforcement in a separate step, and I was right.

After I refinished the stock, the repair was (almost) invisible. Wouldn't have been too bad without the refinish. This stock has been beat up by a couple of grand kids since and the wrist repair is still fine. jd

 

[JRS]

I talked to my bowyer and asked for a recommendation. He said either EA-40 Adhesive, or Unibond 800, if the pieces being joined are not smooth and flat. Titebond III for smooth surfaces.