question on Lithgow forewood repair

[P246]

This is a 1942 Lithgow that was re-arsenaled in 1945. It received a new 1945 dated barrel then I assume. I also assume some wood was changed. The stock and hand guards have been there done that look and forewood does not. It is coachwood by the way. I have shot about 500 rounds through it since I owned it. When bought it showed to be stocked up correctly from my readings of Peters work here and shot well. Last week while out on a session the forewood cracked as can be seen in the photograph. The crack follows a wood grain line.

So to my question since I want to fix it. Would the correct WWII and later fix be vertical drilling through the crack and gluing brass pins in place along with the crack. Or would if have been done by installing a couple "Dutchmans" and gluing it all up. I'm comfortable doing either repair but find myself trying to do these repairs more traditionally the older I get. Thanks in advance for answers.

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[CINDERS]

The brass that they put through the stocks is not pins as such, we call it screw wire as it is threaded so I gather you drill the appropriate size hole and length of wire glue the crack screw in the wire clamp it to set then smooth off the proud wire afterwards. That's about how I think it works others will chime in I am sure bit of a b*mmer that happened hope it works out for you.

I have also seen repairs where they put a sliver of wood 90 degrees across the split trenched in & glued and then finished off the width I guess to be determined by the repairer

[P246]

Thanks Cinders, yeah pin was probably not a good description. I have some of the brass screw wires your talking about. However the ones I have are probably too big for that area. If thats the route I need to go I'll have to find some that are smaller in circumference. I have oh around 15 LEs in the heard and one has the brass screw repair on the opposite side. That screw looks like it is about half the size of the ones I have. I think if you shoot Coachwood much you will eventually be working on it. Too bad there was another forest of Queens Land Maple standing around...back in the day.

The sliver of wood repair is what I call a Dutchman. That might be the correct term for it though.

[Peter Laidler]

If that was mine I'd open up the split a bit and squeeze into the crack some aircraft quality/approved wood adhesive then cramp them together. Then, 24 hours later I'd drill down and insert a couple of hard wood dowels and punch them in. End of problem......... Make good and carry on shooting!

That brass threaded wire stuff.......... Learned from my boss in NZ that there's more to it than meets the eye....... Or LESS to it than meets the eye, depending on your point of view. It is good for stabilising wood but not for repairing it afterwards unless the correct methods are used.

[P246]

Thanks Peter that I can do.