new favorite wood glue

[walruskid1]

at the advice of my gunsmith i am repairing my broken underhammer stock with gorrila glue. he showed me some surplus rifle stocks that he fixed. nice looking repairs and STRONG. he tried to rebreak a wrist on a rifle and it would not break where it was glued. no mixing and moron proof.(even for me!) didn't even glue my fingers to my leg. :applause:

 

And if you happen to have a loose gorilla it is perfect :rotf: :blah:

 

[Jim-Iowa]

Very Interesting! I have used Gorilla Glue on decks and outdoor furniture with no problems.
Have never tried it on a gunstock.

 

[Pork Chop]

Well just damn. First we have Stumpy with his Moose Snot, now the Walruskid with Gorilla glue. Where will it end?? Oh the humanity!!

 

[walruskid1]

don't mix 'em, it could be real ugly. :nono:

 

[mbw907]

I rehandled several old hammers and used a little gorilla glue on each one as a locking agent. After they dried and I trimmed away the excess bubbling with a knife, I found them to be set nice and tight. After using them regularly for several months, I am very happy with it. I have not tried it on any stocks yet, either, but I happened to have one that needs repaired. I couldn't see why it would not be good on it also. We used it on two sheets of plywood at my work to make a thicker plywood, and the scraps that we had left would not split on the glue joint. :thumbsup:

 

[bioprof]

Just one thing to know about Gorilla glue. It expands several times it's volume, so be careful about overrun.

 

[Jim-Iowa]

Elmers Ultimate also is a poly Glue, works just as well and is a bit cheaper.
Thats what I bought when I ran out of Gorilla Snot. It is water activated so dampen one of the parts your gluing. Once Dry it is totally waterproof or is that resistant(is anything waterproof?).
And Yes Bioprof, "a little dab ll do ya".
Oops I wonder how many will be old enough to remember that one?

 

[flashpanner]

Yes, it is like Brillecream..."a little dab will do ya!"

 

[Bookie]

Yes, Jim....I can remember that jingle quite well. Another thing about Gorilla glue is that it turns your fingers a lovely black!! :haha: Bookie

 

[bpbrs]

:hmm: That's slicker than snot on a brass doorknob!

 

[Russianblood]

I've always been a big fan of Cyanoacrylate (super glue). It's stronger than the original wood and doesn't expand and potentially cause more damage. It also seeps into the little cracks and seals them up. Gorilla glue can't do that.

 

[DrTimboone]

Will it do that to your hair too??? :shocked2:

A little dab'll do you!............

 

[Jim-Iowa]

Will it do that to your hair too??? :shocked2:

A little dab'll do you!............

If your refering to turning the hair black?
I can't say. I personally like Gray, because what did not turn gray fell out.

Gosh I hope that was not caused by the Brylcreme I used in the late 60's?
:winking: :winking:

 

[Tinker2]

I have used both Cyanoacrylate (super glue) and Gorilla
glue on gunstocks and such with out much luck. At least
for me, they DON’T WORK. They don’t last long (multiple
years) and don’t stand up to recoil well or temperature
changes like using outdoors.

Just my experiences.
I have used different types of super glues on maybe 20 to
30 gunstocks, had to redo all of them that got any use.

Gorilla glue just didn’t last for a lot of years. Only tried that
on five stocks, all of them stared to crumble at about four to
six years.

Other experiences welcome.


Tinker2

 

[walruskid1]

i'll let you know in four to six years.... :grin:

 

[Tinker2]

walruskid1

Best of luck to you with it. My own experiences were a
long time ago. Maybe the glues have been improved.
I had some things that were outside all the time in the
cold Dakotas, they only lasted 6 months or so.

I am always looking for any good wood glues that will
work for stock repair.

At this time, only white Elmers glue and some types of
fiberglass works for me with wood.



Tinker2

 

[walruskid1]

sure does turn your fingers black. :cursing: looks like the repair came out nice. will try to post a pic soon.

 

[shortjack]

I have the same problem, People said I looked distinguished with Grey hair then most of it fell out now I look shiny :shocked2: I have lived in Iowa for a majority of my life, must be something in the water. :rotf:

 

[ronrryan]

I have never glued a stock, but was sailor for years and did a lot of work on wooden boats. The drug of choice was epoxy glue--very strong! But nasty stuff environmentally, lots of precautions, rubber or latex gloves, breather mask, etc. You might look in Woodenboat magazine at the newsstand for ads that offer a "starter kit" or "sampler". Gougeon Bros. is one source. This would be plenty to do a cracked stock. Just a thought, ron in FL