Filling cracks in stabilized wood?

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Bufford

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I made a couple of fighters recently, and to my dismay one of the handles has a thin crack where I inserted thong hole tubing. 5 -16ths steel brake line makes good thong hole tubing, but the handle cracked behind it on the butt end of the handle. Is there a good glue that could be used to fill in a crack in stabilized wood? It is similar or perhaps is Dymond wood.
 
Bufford said:
I made a couple of fighters recently, and to my dismay one of the handles has a thin crack where I inserted thong hole tubing. 5 -16ths steel brake line makes good thong hole tubing, but the handle cracked behind it on the butt end of the handle. Is there a good glue that could be used to fill in a crack in stabilized wood? It is similar or perhaps is Dymond wood.
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If you don't mind still seeing the crack, use an ordinary CA glue (Krazy Glue). It'll fill and bond the hole nicely, and buffs out to a nice finish. If you want to "hide" it a little better, mix some fine grinding dust from that piece into the CA before filling. It'll mask it a bit better.

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Put slow CA glue in the crack and sand immediately with 220 grit paper.After about 30 seconds of sanding,wipe off. Repeat several times. Each time the crack will get more invisible.When well filled ,sand and polish like usual.
Stacy
 
If the crack opened up while you were inserting the tubing and was not a flaw

in the material itself, try buffing the tubing to a bright finish before you insert

it. You may not have a crack to fill next time.

Disregard if not applicable, Fred
 
Thanks for the help. I will try the Krazy glue and the grinding dust for color method.
 
I've tried to repair things like you describe. I would suggest that you sand in such a way that the small metal bits do not become embedded in the glue. Maybe sand always toward the thong hole tube or at right angles to the crack.
 
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