Ugh man!!!! Crack in my Edgun Matador stock
Well I just happen to look at the back of my stock and see a pretty big crack
Now I really don’t know what to do.
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Formbys has varnish in it.
Demp once you applied the tong oil you didn’t have to put anything on top of the wood like a polyurethane?
I softened all edges on stock for more carry comfort right after I got it last yr.
I redid front of grip some time back. Couple weeks ago I got to hold a cricket and really liked back side of grip where thumb and pointer finger webbing fit into so I redid that. The whole gun was sanded down when I first got it and I used an ebony stain to darken it up a bit. Formsby used on the whole stock.
I do use Formsby low gloss on antique pieces we have.
Formby’s Tung Oil is actually a high-gloss wiping varnish and good stuff. I use it sometimes. Tru-Oil is actually a polymerized Tung oil that can be rubbed into a gloss finish or sanded dull. I also use pure tung oil for a non-gloss oil finish on some pistol grips. All three are completely different.
Nice looking gun. Did you redo the entire gun in Formby’s? I am thinking of refinishing my Edgun.
I used Fromsbys Tung oil high gloss on my grip area after reworking it.
Came out great IMHO.
Just tell Ed they sell them for the Cricket separately. 😛
Lol yea that’s a long shot in the dark while wearing a blindfold on a solar eclipse
Try Tony
you probably never will. hes not the type to just inlet a stock and ship it off without first stuffing it full of matador 😆
I just wish ordering replacement parts were easy…I have 2 different stocks for my qb78 and extra parts laying around…..I understand these guns come from over seas but at least give us the option to order extra parts….I sent Ed a message about buying another stock and never heard back.
probably used tru-oil. very popular stuff.
they charged me about 6-7bills for labor on my stock as i remember. i supplied the wood. the checkering job was superb for maple being so hard.
cost is unimportant to me when it comes to gun related things. if i can afford & i like it, i wont hesitate. you only live once as they say. enjoy it while you can…etc etc…heh
Maybe Ed will tell us the finish. I thought of redoing mine in Tru-Oil anyways. I just like the way it brings out the grain.
Well I added the glue to the inside of the crack and is holding Rock solid…now the problem i have is that after I used very light grit sand paper, the one spot I sanded is dis colored…it seems like the gun was coated with maybe a lacquer and I rubbed some off..
On old Knife handles I have restored for customers, I have used a slightly thicker grade of super glue. I very lightly pry the crack open about .001 to .002″ and apply, and use very light pressure. (Air) to help it wick in. Put the part under light pressure, and use fast cure spray on it.
I then use a very fine file and 1000 grip paper to smooth it out.
Once finished, you Can Not see the crack. It’s simply not there! 😉 If you use a very fine paper and lightly sand the area before applying the glue, you can force a very small amount of the dust into the area that you want the glue to leach into . This will make the finished area invisable when cured. 😉
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Just apply and let dry