Wood filler question

[chipper]

I'm building a rifle, there's places between brass and wood that need filler. What should I use to fill the gaps?
A. A mixture of wood glue and wood dust
B. 2 part expoxy and wood dust


Which type takes dye and finish better?

I'm planning a very dark dye.

Regards
Wounded knee

 

[Berk]

I have been told that you can add artist oil paint (burnt umber in the tube) to epoxy to color it. I have not tried this so you might want to do a test piece before putting it on a stock.

Berk

 

[donk]

try a product called AcraGlass Gel. Make sure you get the gel as it is much easier to use for filler. It is designed for glass bedding barrels but works very well for filling around hardware and inlays. it even comes with it's own dye to match the color of your stock. I use this stuff for everything from repairing broken parts to inlaying. It is great stuff :thumbsup:

 

[Mike Brooks]

I'd glue in pieces of wood myself.

 

[twobirds]

I'd glue in pieces of wood myself.

Agreed. No epoxy, filler, or bedding compound will take stain and finish like the surrounding wood. I've bedded small matching pieces of wood in an epoxy/sawdust mix, then, when dry, carefully worked them down to the level of the surrounding wood. Kinda depends on the size and shape of the area to be filled though. Oh, and always use a release agent on the metal. Dont want to glue it in permanently! :winking:

 

[mikelange]

Even with a precarved stock, and certainly with a blank, there will be bits and pieces of wood to remove. With care, some of these ought to be able to be used to fill gaps, and the match with the stock will be better than anything else you could use. Good luck.

 

[BLAHMAN]

How big is the gap?

 

I'm building a rifle, there's places between brass and wood that need filler.

Pending the size of the gap and where it is, I'ld stretch the brass rather than fill the gap with goop.

Cody

 

[chipper]

" How big is the gap? "
The gap is about the width of my finger nail all the way around the box.

Regards

 

[chipper]

Pending the size of the gap and where it is, I'ld stretch the brass rather than fill the gap with goop.
Cody

Ok, I'm interested, how do you stretch the brass? take it off and hammer on it?

 

how do you stretch the brass? take it off and hammer on it?

Pretty much. Use a good SMOOTH solid surface (anvil) and peen the edge. Peen from the back and you'll have a better surface, less clean up. Check often. I would peen with the ball end then turn the hammer around and use the flat end. The edge will NOT be smooth and straight, it will need to be dressed with a file. Also the surface with be somewhat uneven (pending how smooth your anvil surface is)so it too will need to be filed after it's re-installed. peen it out, dress the edges down and if it's bigger than the inlet, carefully trim the wood for fit. Easier than trying to file to fit the existing inlet IMO. A gap equal to the thickness of a fingernail should close up easily. If you anneal the brass first, it should stretch without much effort. Heat to dull red, quench in water.

Cody