I think Phil has offered up some good advice should you decide to try & make a repair & find that the split can be closed up without excessive force. When refitting the stock, go carefully and do not overtighten but you should be OK. Leave until glue is set and all should be well although you may need to do a bit of refinishing to hide any hairline that is evident.
#Walnut stock crack crack
excess glue should come out as the crack is closed and can be wiped away with a moist cloth. Then clamp the sides of the crack together.
(This is always a bad idea).Īssuming it is a split right to the inside I would try and fill the void with a good wood glue, pushing the glue into the crack as much as possible. It is quite possible the crack / split has been caused by over vigorous tightening of the stock retaining bolt and/or trying to use the stock as a lever to undo the end block. If so then look to see if it can be closed under light clamping pressure' taking care not to clamp too vigorously so as not to bruise the wood. Remove the stock and assess if the crack is visible on the inside. and I have done a few similar in appearance.
I appreciate the wisdom of the various posters here but if it was mine. Thanks for your thoughts.Īlso thanks for your thoughts on taping 22 darts to fit! Too easy a solution to unobtainable 25 cal darts! If it turns out to be stable which I am about sure it will then wax is the best fix I think. And agree given its rock solid now, taking the stock off could cause other issues given its been together for over 100 years. I totally agree given this old wood trying to force the crack closed (and that’s what it would take) could cause other stresses. I think I need to leave it alone for a while and see if anything changes. Maybe the other consideration is how easy is it to remove the stock from this? Sometimes the bolts are well & truly 'frozen' in place & you might risk damaging something if its on there good & solid.I have had the rifle one week so have no idea of the movement of the crack. Maybe the other consideration is how easy is it to remove the stock from this? Sometimes the bolts are well & truly 'frozen' in place & you might risk damaging something if its on there good & solid. Not an easy choice, if it doesn't move, or pinch your hand when you fire it then if it were mine I think I might be tempted to leave it alone at the moment. to get a good bond if you decide to glue it at a later date. Some furniture restorers use hard colour matched wax to fill splits & imperfections, that might be an idea but if the crack starts to open in the future then it will hinder the surface prep. Not easy to do on a narrow split, as there could be years of dust, debris & oil in there that would need to be cleaned out. Good surface prep is essential if you are going to get a good bond. When cured it could be finished off as best you can to match the surrounding wood & pattern. Slipping a bit of colour matched veneer into the split without forcing it open might be worth considering. Filling might disguise it a bit, epoxy has been suggested & that's not a bad idea as it shouldn't shrink that much when it cres & so might not induce too much stress in the repair. In my opinion with the chequering present only closing the crack up will give a continuation of line like the original appearance, & if it doesn't want to close then forcing it might just set up stresses for it to split somewhere else. How sure are you the crack is not creeping? Has it been the same since your ownership, & if so how long has that been? Will the rifle be kept in a fairly even environment regarding temperature & humidity as tha might effect the possible propagation of the crack.
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