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Fixing a cracked stock - daveN - 12-17-2022
Here is a pictorial of how we fix a stock with a crack in it, so it will never split again.
1. We drill a hole on either side of the crack.
2. We mill a track or channel below the wood line which connects both holes.
3. We make a steel "staple' that will fit into the milled and drilled recess.
4. This is what it looks like before it is acra-glassed in place.
5. The holes and track are filled with acra-glass (a fiberglass reinforced epoxy). And it is then finished back down to the original wood surface. So, not only is the wood crack glued , it is also held tightly together by a strong steel 'U' shaped reinforcement.