Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Winter Hawk on January 19, 2026, 04:39:01 PM
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;banghead; I made a major goof with my Traditions Shenandoah :o which resulted in about 14 inches at the muzzle end of the stock splitting and the split section breaking off the left side. I'm not telling what stupidity I pulled, but the broken off portion has been glued back on (with Tite-Bond III). I have sanded it smooth and stained it, need to finish it and it will be, not good as new but not too noticeable. It seems to be solid again, and will look "used". :laffing
~Kees~
P.s. - We need a crying emoji for these occasions!
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I knew you could do it Kees. Is that your postal shoot gun?
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The postal shoot gun has been the Hodgepodge rifle up to now. I will probably use the Shenandoah this year and see how I make out.
~Kees~
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Wow Kees, That what I call tenacity. Most people would have given up. That's a lesson for the rest of us.
:hairy
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I believe Rob has made such repairs also, but I don't remember what glue he used.
~Kees~
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For the most part, I'll use Titebond Original aliphatic resin glue on stock repairs. This is the safe bet and the results will be stronger than the wood itself. easy to clean up, but requires overnight for a cured bond.
Sometimes, for fast super bonding, where the two wood pieces have a perfect fit and are clean, I'll use a quality water thin CYA such as Hot Stuff. This requires both pieces to be joined are pressed or clamped together hard, and THEN the CYA is wicked into the joint cracks. Via capillary action the thin glue will get sucked in completely and saturate the joint. This takes planning, patience, and practice as it's easy to mess up and bond skin to wood, not to mention getting the glue on places you didn't want to get glue on.