Glue for Rifle Stock Repair???

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Olle

...the way you made the cut doesn't really lend itself to good clamping. To get a strong joint with Titebond you need good wood-to-wood contact, and even if it looks like a nicely cut slip joint, there could be voids where the glue won't adhere well.

I made a tongue & groove join because it gives me maximum surface area; I don't want it tight because that would cause the glue/epoxy to be scraped off when I push it on. I have an easy slip join now, with no twist.

I'll be using the barrel itself as my 'jig', with a layer of masking tape on the barrel itself (to give me a little 'float' when done) covered by a single piece of waxed paper to keep the glue/epoxy/resin from sticking to anything.

We all use what we're most familiar with; with me, it's the polyester resin. I mix it with paint if I want to give it color; or with sawdust to make a filler for filling small holes. Occasionally I'll cut a piece of hardwood to make a patch and use the resin to 'glue' that in place (see pics below).

One other outstanding 'glue'/epoxy I've used is by DevCon ["2 Ton Epoxy']; it comes in a big syringe with two chambers, epoxy & hardener; you push the plunger in and it mixes as it comes out. Unfortunately, it has a short shelf life when opened...

(No, these plugs are not pretty...)