Charlie,
The man that repairs my cracked and dinged stocks swears by Crazy Glue, as being superior to Super Glue in his opinion. I watched him repair dings that would not lift with steam by using Crazy Glue in the indentation and then walnut dust/powder. When it is sanded flush it looks just like part of the original wood, as Richard described before this post. Uses it on open and unopen cracks as well. CHE's advice on the different viscosity of the glue is something I did not know. Good advice.
He soaks oily stocks and forends in laquer thinner and I have degreased and stripped several that way before finishing. Not only does it remove grease, but restores a hundred years old compressed oil -soaked wood and the wood will again be slightly proud above the mating surface where once it was slightly below. I had a recoil pad that was larger than the butt of the stock and after soaking the stock was bigger than the pad. The good thing is it dries so quickly. I use the environmentally friendly laquer thinner and it works as well as the original stuff. It will probably remove your Ape Glue that you applied. Of course this means a refinish with lots of grain filling and sanding and oh so many coats of finish. Just my 2 cents. Experts stock finishers on here may disagree.
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