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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 13221, member: 37"]Sorry for the delay in responding. I was out of town this past weekend. If the crack will close easily with clamps (test without glue first with minimal pressure.), you should be able to glue it. However, quite often, these cracks really do not close easily and gluing can cause them to put added stress in other areas and create new cracks. the best way to repair them is to put a spline of wood in the crack. This is a bit more involved and not everyone has the ability to cut the splines and do the repair correctly. If you don't think you can effectively repair this, it might be best to sell it as is and call it primitive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 13221, member: 37"]Sorry for the delay in responding. I was out of town this past weekend. If the crack will close easily with clamps (test without glue first with minimal pressure.), you should be able to glue it. However, quite often, these cracks really do not close easily and gluing can cause them to put added stress in other areas and create new cracks. the best way to repair them is to put a spline of wood in the crack. This is a bit more involved and not everyone has the ability to cut the splines and do the repair correctly. If you don't think you can effectively repair this, it might be best to sell it as is and call it primitive.[/QUOTE]
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