Repairing a Duffle Cut Stock

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Rifle stocks were commonly duffle cut when they were brought back from overseas during World War II. A duffle cut is when the fore end of the stock was cut off, typically underneath a barrel band, with the intention of making the stock short enough to fit in a GI duffle bag. Stateside, the rifles were reassembled and most duffle cuts were not repaired at all. Others, like in the video were repaired poorly, with glue and nails. I show how to properly repair a duffle cut stock, so that it does not come apart during firing of the rifle.
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00:00 What is a duffle cut?
01:12 Starting the repair
02:03 Mortises
04:16 Tenon
05:54 Gluing
07:07 Results

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@thomasbussell533 9 месяцев назад

Fabulous work, however wood glue will not work long term. It breaks down with oil and vibrations. I've been repairing gunstocks for 15 years and my mentor another 30. Acraglas or at the very least, Devcon makes a clear epoxy 2 part with 30 minute work time and it's comparable but not quite Acraglas.

@rakumprojects 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tips. I tend to use wood glue whenever I have smooth flat surfaces to join. I haven't heard of oil or vibrations effecting it's lifespan, but I'll keep an eye on it.

@johnsaia9739 9 месяцев назад

@@rakumprojects Over time and under stress with humidity, the wood glue will fail, but Acraglass epoxy will never fail when cured. It is waterproof and can be put under shock and stress with out failing before the wood fails.

@halnywiatr 9 месяцев назад

Nice work! The tenon is strong; nevertheless there is still benefit in filling the kerf gap. There is a harmonic wave that travels the length of the stock at time of recoil and one doesn't want the front out of phase with the back. A slurry of saw dust with the same glue would be a good filler.

@rgbgamingfridge 9 месяцев назад

I appreciate the extra time and effort you put into the work to document it for us viewers, thanks

@75762593 6 месяцев назад

Nice video! I have a M41 Carcano that was duffle cut, and didnt even know where to start. Someone at some point had tried to glue the two pieces back together which did not work. At least this gives me a good idea of how to properly repair

@alliemaharry4368 9 месяцев назад

You could have probably offset the amount of side to side wiggle with two shallower dovetailed tenons. Since they don't need to bear load (because the other tenon is already doing that well) they could probably be as shallow as ~1/8" while still providing a noticeable increase to stability and being reasonably durable themselves. Considering they're directly braced by the barrel assembly it'd probably work doubly well. Dovetailed like this: |>

@emoryzakin2576 9 месяцев назад

I'm really enjoying the channel, glad you came across my feed!

@wonderwulf 9 месяцев назад

Always a pleasure to watch, glad to see your subs growing so much, it is deserved!

@DogeMcLovin 9 месяцев назад

Great work! The videography and narration is top notch.

@eVVigilance 9 месяцев назад

I honestly have not yet bothered to fix mine. (Same gun, same cut!) The bands are so tight that I had no idea it was cut until I took it apart- when fired it has zero movement. When I get to it I will inlet a section of threaded rod, and bond with acraglass. Has worked well on other guns, although on a EIC musket I needed to use several thinner pieces of rod to work around the barrel lug and hole for the sling swivel screw. Still rock solid after firing many 120gr service charges.

@73pontiac 5 месяцев назад

So THATS why the front of my Arisaka stock is cut.

@Thatweirdredcar 4 месяца назад

Possible more valuable if alll matching means it was a war rifle

@nealbullington8301 9 месяцев назад

Is that a Danish Krag? I had one, also duffel cut. I tried to fix it without luck, so sold it. Wish I'd seen your video first. Very nice narration on all your videos.

@rakumprojects 9 месяцев назад

Yes, it's a Danish Krag M1889 Long Rifle

@timblack6422 9 месяцев назад

I need to do that to my recently acquired M95. Thank you

@darrylsmith7908 9 месяцев назад

Looks great, the only things I’d add as far as the repair would be to use black Acraglass and to take a burr and “golf ball” the pieces of wood so the epoxy has more surface to bite. And since it’s under the barrel band I would personally have made a shim for the gap. It looks great regardless!

@johnsaia9739 9 месяцев назад

I concur it would be a lot stronger with Acraglass epoxy and a shim with Acraglass epoxy would make it even stronger. The chip on the side could have been fixed with a walnut piece Acraglassed in and finished with a chisel and file, then stained to match.

@FiveStringCommando 9 месяцев назад

I think Titebond is plenty strong. This is the same glue used for glued neck joints on guitars (think Gibson Les Paul) and there is a tremendous amount of stress and tension on guitar neck joints, yet the glue is as strong as the wood itself. I agree that Acraglass is even better for firearms applications, but your repair should be sufficient. Only thing that I might have done differently is to add either a metal dog bone or a walnut inlay perpendicular to the repair that crosses both the added block and the stock itself on both sides of the duffel cut. Basically something extra to resist any torque from recoil.