Repairing worm holes and burrows
I am working on an IMA Snider. The stock is sound but has a lot of worm holes and burrows which are about 1/8 inch deep and up to an inch long. These are all in the butt and do not go past the comb....
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I wrote about how to do this a while back in this post: Dealing with Worm holesOne of the things we run into among the Nepalese Cache guns us worm holes. My granddaughters Snider has them.I recall...
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Thanks I searched for this on the forum but did not find it. I actually did find your post by using google to search for filling worm holes. This is the only method I found that is completely non...
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Actually the wax furniture crayons were developed for just this type of application and come in a variety of colors, making a match pretty easy. While a small collection is normally available in the...
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Do you think Beeswax or colour crayon would do for this? I do not want to start sanding and lose all the patinaMany thanks for lookingTH
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Th, Kramers. It will absorb a bunch into the wood, it will even the contrast and maybe minimize some of those cracks. Wont touch original surface or remove any finish. Johnny
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Thanks Johnny but I cannot get Kramer's in the UK, I have rung them today and they (or Canada) cannot export because it is considered a hazardous substance! I will however, make up the mix (Raw LO,...
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Wasps nests work well, basically being incredibly fine wood pulp. Reduce to powder and mix with clear French polish to a workable paste and inject (disposable 10mm syringes can be got from a Vet's,...
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TH, could you provide the link or post the recipe for " the mix (Raw LO, Real Turps and Cider vinegar)" which I couldn't find on their website? Thanks!Edited: Alburnum's Elixir1 part home-boiled...
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Gunner - http://www.wkfinetools.com/tRestore/finish-wood/kramer1/kramerImprov.aspI hope this gets you there, I have not done this connection before, but if you google it you will find it....
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CA glue aka: "Super Glue works best because it not only fills the holes it wicks into the wood bonding the fill to the wood filling any micro-imperfections deep in the stock. It wicks into cracks...
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