Stock snapped in 2, or was it???

[CostaRicaBound]

Pics of a stock I brought back to life. As I understood it, this was broken during shipping, and almost deemed a goner. You wouldn't guess from the after pics that this was almost firewood.

 

[militaryrednek]

wow looks great!! awesome skillz!!!

 

[white]

Awesome job man

 

[CostaRicaBound]

Thanks guys, it took longer to make the jigs for this than it did to glue it and match the finish up. But I'm pleased with the end result.

 

[Zeeman]

What kind of glue do you use, and what type of filler? Thanks. Nice job on the stock!

 

[CostaRicaBound]

I regularly use Titebond II -- I find it bites into the grain very effectively. I've tried to break apart glue joints after setting up, only to have the surrounding wood split instead. I use it on all my furniture and cabinetry. For filler, I used an epoxy. I then sanded it and matched the stain color, and grained it to blend in before topcoating.

 

[fattboyzz]

Gr8 job man !

 

[Realstudent368]

Nice work

 

[Zeeman]

Thanks for the info. What type/brand of epoxy. I have to work on the stock on a Savage 24 I just got.

 

[Rollin Bonz]

What black magic is this?
Incredible job... That takes skill and patience, of which I have neither...
Looks like you took a pic a perfect stock before for your after pic and then broke it after for your before pic...
Wha?????