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[RossViper]

Do not dowel this, IMHO that is the wrong advice, it will not help this crack.

Like Ryan says, the best thing to do is to take out the handle, glue the crack and refit handle, but thats a lot of work, and you might get just a good as a result from simply gluing up the crack. Make sure it is well clamped, that's a key factor in getting a good strong fix.

[wcc]

Do not dowel this, IMHO that is the wrong advice, it will not help this crack.

Like Ryan says, the best thing to do is to take out the handle, glue the crack and refit handle, but thats a lot of work, and you might get just a good as a result from simply gluing up the crack. Make sure it is well clamped, that's a key factor in getting a good strong fix.

im just going to glue and clamp, only thing is the cracks wont really open up too much when i flex the handle should i just try and work as much into the cracks as possible?

[yogi206]

it could be hairline cracks because the handle is too "strong" for the splice. you could use a wood file and thin the handle down a bit after you have attempted to get some glue in the shoulders. you would have to rebind the handle too though but you give the handle a bit more flex and take some stress away from the shoulders??

[SkipperJ]

wcc, let us know if you are able to fix this with PVA glue.

i have had little success getting watered down pva into such hairline cracks. i use superglue as it is watery enough to penetrate, but it doesn't flex and eventually cracks again.

dean@vulcan, how would you get wood or gorilla glue in there?

[Vulcan Cricket]

wcc, let us know if you are able to fix this with PVA glue.

i have had little success getting watered down pva into such hairline cracks. i use superglue as it is watery enough to penetrate, but it doesn't flex and eventually cracks again.

dean@vulcan, how would you get wood or gorilla glue in there?

i would open it up damp wood with a airfix type brush then get the glue in there and then clamp it up