Stock - rosewood forend loose

[JockStalk]

The rosewood (I think...) tip on the forend of my stock has started to work loose.

Before I ham-fistedly pour no more nails in there, what's the proper way to fix it?

Jim

 

[Yorric]

Jim
The glue must have been poor quality & it has given up doing its job. Simply adding new glue may fix it but could just as easily not work requiring fixing again.
Best plan is to completely remove the tip, clean all old glue off back to clean wood on both mating faces, & re- fit it with a dowel. Epoxy adhesive it in place making sure it is perfectly aligned & refinish the stock.
A bit of a pain & not a quick job, but it should never again give you trouble afterwards.

Ian

 

[JockStalk]

Cheers Ian - that sounds within my diy limits (famous last words...), will give it a go.
The rifle looks like its spent a long time stored and unused, so suspect its age related!
Jim

 

[Greener Jim]

I have some pictures that will help in a gun smithing book somewhere. I'll post it later for you mate.

 

[JockStalk]

Fantastic - thanks!

 

[norma 308]

Speak to pietasvenatores he's your man
norma

 

[User00003]

Don't **** about, get it sorted properly

 

[chrisc]

The rosewood (I think...) tip on the forend of my stock has started to work loose.

Before I ham-fistedly pour no more nails in there, what's the proper way to fix it?

Jim

hi jim are you far from cromarty if not take it to charly at cromarty gunsmiths. 1st class job at a realistic price.

 

[Greener Jim]

Here you go Jim if you fancy doing it yourself. If you take your time and think about every action you'll be fine. Remember though, doing it yourself costs less money but much more time!

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[hybridfiat]

This is the method I learnt.
The diagram is rough but you get the idea. Use glue too, it will never come off.

 

[nicowilson]

This is the method I learnt.
The diagram is rough but you get the idea. Use glue too, it will never come off.

How do you tighten the nut? Simply by leaving sufficient space for a spanner?

 

[bewsher500]

looks a horrible way of doing it
also will add weight

should be dowelled and glued with a perfectly matched mating face

 

[JockStalk]

Thanks very much gents - I will give this a go and report back

 

[welshwarrior]

This is the method I learnt.
The diagram is rough but you get the idea. Use glue too, it will never come off.

no a system I'd use, may consider a threaded rod if the rifle was butt heavy.

 

[hybridfiat]

How do you tighten the nut? Simply by leaving sufficient space for a spanner?

Sorry I meant to add the holes in the faces of the nut. You use a pin driver to turn the nut. The rod is a bit big in the diagram. I've used 8mm rod successfully. The advantage of this is that perfectly matching dowel holes are very hard to achieve. This allows some movement to align the 2 surfaces before screwing it up tight as a tick. No refinishing needed.

 

[bewsher500]

Sorry I meant to add the holes in the faces of the nut. You use a pin driver to turn the nut. The rod is a bit big in the diagram. I've used 8mm rod successfully. The advantage of this is that perfectly matching dowel holes are very hard to achieve. This allows some movement to align the 2 surfaces before screwing it up tight as a tick. No refinishing needed.

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[trucraft]

Larry knows best.

 

[hybridfiat]

The rosewood (I think...) tip on the forend of my stock has started to work loose.

Before I ham-fistedly pour no more nails in there, what's the proper way to fix it?

Jim

The vid is very good but the question was about an existing rosewood cap not one on a new stock. Try getting the dowel holes on 2 pieces of finished timber to match that perfectly that you have no sign of misalignment. It is not easy for someone skilled to do much less a novice.

 

[bewsher500]

The vid is very good but the question was about an existing rosewood cap not one on a new stock. Try getting the dowel holes on 2 pieces of finished timber to match that perfectly that you have no sign of misalignment. It is not easy for someone skilled to do much less a novice.

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hen they are either aligned much enlarged or just dont fit the dowels in the first place
either way you either fill the void or drill new ones once filled and start from scratch

 

[Sauer90]

Dewhursts trained - Will not let you bunch of butchers / kitchen fitters near my rifles....