Does anyone know how to treat chipped wood on a rifle?

[Tortuga]

I just spent a ton of money on a rifle and, either I didn't notice it when I got it or I managed to somehow chip it from my very limited use with it. It's really a minor cosmetic thing, but I think this could lead to problems if I don't fix it.

Does anyone know how to fix this thing up? It looks something like the chip below, but not nearly as bad and not as close to the stock. I can try to get a picture up as soon as I get my act together and work slows down a bit (I don't have smart phone with a camera on it).

 

[ms6852]

It's a lot of work but it can be done. Here is a good video that will give you good results if you are doing it yourself.

 

[Nature Boy]

What did I just watch?!?

 

[HB]

What did I just watch?!?

Not sure but it made my day lol. A little more how-to would be nice but i liked the music.

 

[Alaskan Ironworker]

Didnt know steven hawking was into gunstock repair lol.

 

[DocRock]

For a chip that small, I would just mix some sawdust, Elmers glue clear, and some wood stain or shoe polish to get it close enough to color, apply with a popsicle stick, and top coat it all with a few layers of BLO once dry.

The stock shape is tantalizing. What are we looking at?

 

[ms6852]

I thought about the saw dust too with epoxy and a wood stain for something that small. But did not know his level of commitment for that rifle.

 

[Steve S.]

As a side note; it looks to me like the wood at the top of the butt plate is “proud” to the plate and under fit at the bottom. As fitted, the top edge is not protected from a snag and prone to chip again if it catches enough energy (at least that is what I think I see in the photo).

 

[whughett]

One fix would be to redesign the stock. It’s an unusual looking design. The sling indicates that hump is the top of the butt. Plain butt plate easy to find and refit also. Plenty of wood to reshape. New gun no historical value to it. This with out knowing how the design of the stock is functional.

 

[cdb1]

I watched a little bit of the video. My only take was that the narrator had been hitting the NyQuil real hard.

 

[AFSG]

That little spot could have been from great uncle John knocking the teeth out of a communist during the big war.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Personally, I'd rub a colored shellac or wax stick on it to tone down the raw wood and leave it alone -- it's small enough to add a bit of character. FAL buttstock?

 

[Hookeye]

I dunno what FAL wood goes for now.
Tripped over that stuff at pops place for decades. Dunno what all he has left

 

[Hookeye]

Am still bummed about Microbed no longer being made

 

[BigBlue 94]

That isnt his stock guys... Just a representation of his chip. That pictured stock looks like an old machine gun stock.

The above recommendations are good though.

Famowood, Staples, and Abatron all make excellent wood filler epoxies. Just fyi.

The finer the sawdust, the better too.

 

[MikeInOr]

If you have the original chip that fell off the best bet is to glue it back on. Dents can usually be fixed very easily by steaming them out. Put a damp wash cloth over the dent then put a hot iron on top of the wash rag. The steam loosens the grain and allows the dent to level out to its original form.

There are a huge varieties of fillers available but they take a bit of work to match and are hard to get a seamless match.

A picture of the actual chip would help!

 

[wiscoaster]

I think most of the above advice can be summarized into: match the color and the sheen and then leave it be. If you try to fill the area with something usually it just makes it stick out.

 

[whughett]

That isnt his stock guys... Just a representation of his chip. That pictured stock looks like an old machine gun stock.

The above recommendations are good though.

Famowood, Staples, and Abatron all make excellent wood filler epoxies. Just fyi.

The finer the sawdust, the better too.

And I thought my reading comprehension would pick up on that. Oh well I am getting up in years. As good an excuse as any.

 

[nitabar]

Contact a furniture restoration company, they usually can make a perfect match.They have all the supplies needed to make a match.

 

[Mike 56]

You can make matching filler using Dap bathtub caulking tinted with Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, and Burnt Umber paint tinting colors. These three tinting colors can be blended to match any color wood. If you want to go the linseed oil and sawdust method you can color match the repair using Rit powdered die, blend Scarlet Red, Yellow, and Dark Brown in 90% Isopropyl Alcohol to match. This type of stain dries in about a minute so it's easy to darken the color a little at a time. Start on a scrap of wood, you want the color a little lighter than what you need then keep adding coats until you get the color you want. Topcoat with water-based poly. Water-based poly won't yellow your stain color and will be invisible when dried.