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Ding in a stock...
11 March 2013, 05:38
bwanamrmDing in a stock...
Wife knocked an Al Biesen rifle of mine out of the safe and put a nice indent in the wood. Any 'smiths you can recommend to try and cure it as much as possible? The rifle was mint and possibly unfired.... yeah, I am sick!
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11 March 2013, 06:05
ramrod340Big question is it a dent or are the wood fibers cut? A dent can be steamed out. Yes it will require some refinish work. If the fibers are cut then while you can still lift the fibers with steam you will have a more noticable impact point. If it is a chip with missing wood that is another can of worms.
As usual just my $.02
Paul K
11 March 2013, 06:36
1up5downLike said above,if the fibers are not damaged,you can use water and a heat gun to slowly raise the wood. Just be careful not to get the wood too hot.Use plenty of water.
Dave
11 March 2013, 08:27
bwanamrmJust a dent no cut fibers as far as I can tell...
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11 March 2013, 08:52
Steve E.I've had success in using a variation of the above mentioned process. I take the Wife's iron and a soaking wet bath cloth and try to concentrate the heat on the ding. I place the wet cloth on the ding and apply the narrow end of the iron making sure to not let any of the hot metal touch wood and not let the cloth completely dry out. Go slow and check often.
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12 March 2013, 09:21
Dennis Earl SmithSend me pics and I will try to walk you through the repair. I can do the job if you need help.
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12 March 2013, 09:57
kcstottIt's actually very easy to do with the above procedure. The wood comes back to shape very quickly too. then just polish out with some wax or oil.
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14 March 2013, 04:13
Austin HunterI have a $20 hand steamer that my wife got years ago. Takes dents out like magic. Put in water, let is heat up for about 10-15 minutes and then you have enough steam to last a long time and get dents out.
I think this is the model. Now $35
http://www.amazon.com/Multi-Pu...eywords=hand+steamer
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14 March 2013, 05:05
bwanamrmThanks guys, tried the iron and wet towel trick and it worked OK. Not perfect but better than it was. I hate to rest the iron too long and create a whole new set of issues. Applied some lemon oil afterward and the results were definitely less noticeable.
On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling
Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.
14 March 2013, 06:39
ramrod340Just don't let the rag dry out. Rest the iron on the wat cloth not on the wood. Can't ever remembering burning the wood.
As usual just my $.02
Paul K
15 March 2013, 02:05
Mike RayThere ia a video on raising dents think you-tube, put drop denatured alcahol in dent light you can repeat i've tried it worked ok also iron and damp rag works ok to.
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