Fixing Cracked Stocks
05-23-2012, 02:11 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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Fixing Cracked Stocks
In my ongoing quest to be of service to all mankind and especially my fellow gun nuts, I feel obligated to humbly pass along things I've discovered that make life easier.
Here's one you may need some day.
Have you ever tried to work epoxy or glue deep into a thin crack on a wood stock? It's hard to find something both thin enough and strong enough to do a good job.
The best thing I've found is the blade from a Gillette disposable razor - the cheapest one they make. They have two blades that are .001 thick and are stiff enough to get the job done in very thin cracks. For a bonus, they have holes that help carry the epoxy.
A word of caution. After you brake the razor apart to get the blades be sure to dull the cutting edge by rubbing it with the back of a knife blade or something like that. Those suckers are sharp.
Here's one you may need some day.
Have you ever tried to work epoxy or glue deep into a thin crack on a wood stock? It's hard to find something both thin enough and strong enough to do a good job.
The best thing I've found is the blade from a Gillette disposable razor - the cheapest one they make. They have two blades that are .001 thick and are stiff enough to get the job done in very thin cracks. For a bonus, they have holes that help carry the epoxy.
A word of caution. After you brake the razor apart to get the blades be sure to dull the cutting edge by rubbing it with the back of a knife blade or something like that. Those suckers are sharp.
05-23-2012, 06:00 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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Semi, Doesn't the blood help with the bonding process? And why do you have to dull the blades? I would think they are dull enough from you shaving your legs for your Friday night outings!!!!! Anyway, thanks for the advice.
05-24-2012, 07:21 AM
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Dominant Buck
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why is it Semisane that the older we get the hair moves from off our heads to our ears and back of the necks? Just not fair. But then it don't take me long to cut my hair, but it does take longer to wash my face.
05-24-2012, 07:30 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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Hard to breath, and my legs are cold.
05-24-2012, 07:39 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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Cayugad, the reason hair grows in our ears as we age is because of the many years of hearing BS from politicians. It's all of that fertilizer ya` know. It doesn't happen to women because they just talk, never listen.