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July 24, 2020, 07:31 AM | #1 |
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steaming out wood stocks
what is the most a piece of wood can be steamed out?
I have a stock that has A 1/4" deep cut out and missing cavity, on a shotgun face (stock to receiver) its been chipped from being loose and the recoil flinged off the wood like a chipper! its gone. the rest of the stock is rare enough to consider an attempt. looking for someones experience in this matter. thanks.
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July 24, 2020, 08:48 AM | #2 |
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It has been my experience with wood that "dents" may be steamed out to a good degree (because the wood has been compressed when dented), whereas missing wood has no compressed wood to expand with steam. It is likely that you will have to fill the missing wood with some kind of filler.
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You most likely can't find any wood to match the missing wood on that stock.
One of the tricks I have seen done is to take a little shaving of wood from an unseen part of the stock & use it as a veneer over the patch of the missing wood to blend it as close to the normal grain as possible. |
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unfortunately its right in the wrist of the grip in plain site right on top.
what a shame. thanks gang.
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July 24, 2020, 06:26 PM | #6 |
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You can graft a piece of wood onto the stock to replace pieces that are missing. Steaming will not fill voids or replace missing wood.
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July 24, 2020, 06:53 PM | #7 |
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You can't steam out wood that doesn't exist.
Dents get steamed. Missing wood gets replaced.
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Don't give up yet as there is a YouTube video where a smith makes this exact repair. Actually, a fault like this is quite common and you can see it coming, if one pays attention. The name of the video escapes me for now but I will go in a find it. The smith is quite a character and I basically followed his direction to repair an older BPS stock. Wil get back with the link .... His name is Anvil 004 Be Safe !!!
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That would be Mark Novak, formerly known as 'Anvil Gunsmithing' on the C&Rsenal channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKeOQVsyRMU
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nuts....im on dial up.
wont load. too bad I cant email him.
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July 26, 2020, 05:06 PM | #11 |
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Can't see your damage from here, but if you've ever had the urge to inlet an engraved bit of metal or an intentionally different looking bit of carving, here's your opportunity.
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July 26, 2020, 06:25 PM | #12 |
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It is a shotgun stock. The wrist takes the full force of recoil. It is imperative the whole cross section of the wood in full contact with metal.
Apparently that hasn't been the case previously and hence the damage. The repair probably should focus on fixing that first. I would first try identifying any longitudinal cracks along the wood grain and fix them first. Wood glue, epoxy, or even thin super glue is my choice method. The next step is to glass bed the wood to the receiver. The missing wood could be filled with glass compound if you don't mind that. If that is not acceptable, woodworking techniques would need to be used. It has little or nothing to do with the function of the gun, mind you. Most likely it will involve refinishing the stock in order for new wood to blend in with the old the best possible. Posting a picture of the damage will help us give you more accurate suggestions. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
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