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Hello Folks.
Search the forum and didn't find recommendations on adhesives to use to glue cracks, so I'm asking for recommendations here.

Acquired a "The Fulton" 12ga from a pawn shop a couple weeks ago. Good shape exception for a 1.5" crack along the right side of the grip area. The crack begins where the stock is flush with the receiver, and will not open much to facilitate working an adhesive in, so I need something fairly thin I believe.

Thank you for your recommendations.

Super glue comes in a very thin liquid version that would be a reasonable possibility.
Arca Glass may as well.

Thank you.

I've got some super glue that's supposedly for wood specifically. I'll search around town for Arca Glass.

I refinish and repair gunstocks.
I use Satellite City Super Glue from Brownells. There are 2, thin for hairline cracks and thick for filling gaps and dings that won't steam out. The thin is watery and will literally run all the way across a crack to the opposite side if the crack went all the way across. Other thin super glues might do the same
however after using Satellite City for years and having good results I see it is in the Connecticut Shotgun catalog.
They say "THIS IS THE BEST INSTANT (SUPER GLUE) WE HAVE EVER FOUND" My 2 cents is use it.
If you need more help on this or other repairs feel free to ask. If possible start dripping the thin super glue from the inside of the stock and keep dripping till it comes out the other side. If you cannot work from the inside you will have to drip from the outside or drip some in a little lid and toothpick it in the crack.

I googled Satellite City Super Glue and found their web site. lot of information on the product and they sell it on the website.

http://www.caglue.com/
Pete

And don't glue your fingers together...that stuff can be quick.

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If the crack is oil soaked, the stock needs to be degreased first. You can use acetone if you're going to refinish the wood, but milder solvents like trichlor brakleen will also work. Some brakleen has acetone in it, so beware.

I have used CASCOPHEN Resorcinol (2-part marine grade glue made by Humbrol) for about 30 years with excellent results.

Do NOT use Cascamite or similar! totally different stuff

parts need to be clamped for 24 hours

also: Cascophen has a dark brown colour which is very near most gun stock colours.

Not sure whether this is available in the US, but nowadays should be obtainable through the internet.

Regards from England

Gunter
NRA Life 1974

Acraglass will get very thin when heated. I use a heat gun and it really "leaches" into the cracks. I have had it flow through a crack and come out on the other side of a stock where you couldn't even see the crack.
CHAZ