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Folks,

Had a talk with a guy last night. I was arranging to buy a replacement stock. He said he has been working on guys for over 30 years. He does
sound pretty knowledgeable. He told me that on all the doubles he works on he coats the inside of the stock with superglue to help prevent cracking. I am pretty good about the ammo I shoot and so on, but I have had one Elsie stock crack. This doesn't look like it is much trouble to go through as opposed to glass/epoxy bedding. Anyone have any experience with this. He also said he only uses the "original super glue". Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

Swampman

You can do a search on this forum on Superglue or CA glue and find the opionions are much varried on the topic.

Thank you sir I will search.

Swampman

Truth is Mr. Dudley I was hoping you could comment on whether or not in your broad experience you have has any personal experience.

Swampman

I do know one stockmaker of many years experience that uses thin super glue to seal and harden the interiors of the stocks he builds and also uses it as the exterior finish. That exterior bit sounds like a lot of work to me getting it smooth and worked to the proper luster.

I think thin is the way to go too. Woodcraft has an example called 'hot stuff' that's easy to look up to get an idea. The thin stuff will wick into grain and most unfinished wood will take in multiple applications with out or very little change in fit.

I suggest being very careful with "thin stuff". I suspect that if it gets onto the exterior of a sanded but unfinished stock, it will not take stain/finish. I may be wrong though.
Mike

I have not had experience with staining but in building guitars and ukuleles I found that super glue and Tru Oil match quite well in appearance. I have used super glue to attach bindings and then done Tru Oil finish on the sound box and could not tell where the glue and Tru Oil adjoined.

Maybe it won't be a problem then.
Mike

Go to http://www.penturners.org/forum/ Search or go to finish forums. Also much cheaper to buy from one of their vendors, ExoticBlanks. They use it for finish as well a gluing. I find the thin has very little strength but does penetrate well. Should seal well. Medium has more strength and takes longer to cure which is good working time.

I like glass better because it seems more flexible than CA. I thin it and use heat to get extra penetration. No reason you can not use glass over thin if you want. But I seen both used and they both seem to work well if surface is very clean and oil free.