Stock Repair Tips?

[jlutz]

Hi All - Received a used Lyman Trade Rifle and due to careless packaging, the stock was damaged in transit. The obvious solution appears be to glue the chip in place and stain the missing bit. I suspect this is a common type of damage whether from shipping or other woes, so I thought I’d see if anyone had any other suggestions to keep in mind before doing the aforementioned. Thanks for your input!

 

[deerstalkert]

first off the butt plate is now bent, don't ask how i'm sure of this. has to do with a mint unmentionable pre 64 something or the other!
remove the but plate and glue the main chip back in place using white tightbond wood glue. it dries translucent.
the torn part on the flat of the toe , i would inlet a toe plate deep enough and wide enough to make it disappear. this will help strengthen the repair and help keep it secure in the future..
either replace the butt plate or straighten it . use a soft mallet as a hard faced hammer will leave marks that need polished out.
don't you just hate the surprise in your gut when you open the "prize" and find it broken?

 

[jlutz]

first off the butt plate is now bent, don't ask how i'm sure of this. has to do with a mint unmentionable pre 64 something or the other!
remove the but plate and glue the main chip back in place using white tightbond wood glue. it dries translucent.
the torn part on the flat of the toe , i would inlet a toe plate deep enough and wide enough to make it disappear. this will help strengthen the repair and help keep it secure in the future..
either replace the butt plate or straighten it . use a soft mallet as a hard faced hammer will leave marks that need polished out.
don't you just hate the surprise in your gut when you open the "prize" and find it broken?

Ouch. That break make me appreciate my chip! I knew as soon as I saw the small beat up box that it arrived in that my chances of finding an intact rifle inside were slim.

You make a good point about the the butt plate. I hadn’t thought that through, but I’m quite sure you are right since I couldn’t reset the chip squarely until I removed the plate. The toe plate is a good idea as well. I’ve never inlet one before, but it seems a good time to learn. That will be a much more pleasing finish.

Thank you for your input!!

 

[deerstalkert]

gives one a hollow sinking feeling when you see tire tracks on the crate in which your rifle just arrived .

 

[EC121]

Most of that damage is done by poor packing. Shippers drop the packages on end, and the thin packing lets the muzzle or buttplate take the hit.

 

[deerstalkert]

and sometimes they drop the package and drive over it with a truck/forklift/etc.

 

[OldMaineWoodsman]

JMHO, it merits a refinish after you do the repair. If done correctly you can almost make that crack/chip disappear.

Here is a before and after example of an unmentionable that had a classic toe chip. You can see how originally the chip was just glued back in place. Shown only has an example of how a refinish might work.

 

[jlutz]

JMHO, it merits a refinish after you do the repair. If done correctly you can almost make that crack/chip disappear.

Here is a before and after example of an unmentionable that had a classic toe chip. You can see how originally the chip was just glued back in place. Shown only has an example of how a refinish might work.

I may well do that too. It seems to have some nice figuring. Thanks for the example!