forearm chip Beretta 687 Grade V
 

Was cleaning guns today and I knocked a small chip from forearm of my favorite O/U Beretta 687 Grade V 28 gauge...dang it!

Anyone have a wood repair specialist that I might be able to send this to?

It looks like a clean chip. It is nothing that good superglue will not fix.

Get some "Hot Stuff Glue" and glue it back on.

What they said. Use a good grade, and my advice would be to not use a thickened grade. As close as that should fit, a thin glue will bond well and not squeeze out a permanent glue line. A lot of people don't know that art woodworkers often use superglue as a finish on wood turnings. They put a light coat on a pad and pressure it against the turning. It smooths out and the mild heat generated cures the glue instantly and it takes on a nice sheen, much like an oil finish. That doesn't look like a supergloss finish. If it were me, I would use a thin SG, apply the piece and hold it in an upright position so any runs are on the inside (with masking tape added close on both sides as a block). As soon as the glue is holding, wipe off any runs, remove the tape and polish the finish all around with a soft cloth and a goodly amount of hand pressure. Use a little gunstock polish and wax to finish if needed.

Thank you all for your comments! I am a little worried that I will screw it up.

I'll try the thin set and mask it up with some blue tape. I will try to suck up the glue in a tuberculin syringe.

You might want to practice on a scrap piece of hardwood that has very small cracks. & chips. Thin superglue is very thin and will run places you don’t expect.

Chip like that I would use a thicker grade Superglue. Put a small puddle on a jar lid etc, use a small needle, pick up a dot of glue and place it on the upright forend. Larger chip more dots. With a tweezer place the chip in place most fingers too big not precise enough.

Hobby shops best source of super glues in various viscosity

William

Scott, pm me. I fix this kind of stuff all the time. I use the Hot stuff, and it works great, while remaining undetectable when finished
Chris, AZ

I have used the Satellite City cyanoacrylates for many years for repairs like this. Great stuff.

https://www.caglue.com/HK-1-bHot-Stu...nder_p_39.html

There was a chip reglued very poorly in my Knick forend when I got it; I sent it to Mark Larson and the repair disappeared. Just a suggestion in case you screw it up :).

I was very nervous about messing it up...Brian Dudley is going to try his hand at it.

Good move, I use a lot of CH super glue wood turning & occasional furniture repair. Thin viscosity will creep into places you don’t expect. General rule only on surfaces that will be refinished after repair. Have used thick viscosity on finished gun stocks, very carefully and on low grade guns that just need fixing. Pump and auto forearms mostly.

William