Broken head repair

[shredhed]

I just received a neck off ebay. It's a Westone pointy I scored for my current project. I looks good.....except the top corner on the head got snapped off during shipment, right across the low E tuner.

It's a clean break tho. I think I can get a good gluejoint on the edge and back but the front, where the paint is, is not so great. Some paint is missing.

My question is, can I just glue it back together with glue or should it have a dowel put in? And whats a good glue to use?

I'll have to refin it prolly tho. I'll try and get some pics if my camera will work right.

[straycat]

I would route a channel in both pieces and put a biscuit in there and glue it back together.Carpenters wood glue will work just fine.Strip off the old paint fill any spaces with super glue sand and repaint headstock.

[stratcat]

when repairing breaks, we usually use epoxy (30 minute, don't get the 5 min stuff, it sets too quickly!) -- you might be fine without a dowel (have not seen the break so would not want to steer you wrong..) ---after you have let the epoxy cure for about 24hrs -- strip, sand and repaint -- you should be good.

[jacksonaxes]

I have had good luck with Elmers carpenters wood glue.

[Racerx2k]

I like to use Titebond. You may want to check the other post about broken headstock repair:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58118

Rather interesting work.

[tseegert]

I could have heard wrong, but +1 to the Elmers wood glue. I've had it demonstrated to me that a good wood glue joint is actually stronger than the bond of the wood itself, ie produce a good glue joint, and it will break in every place except the joint itself.

[Zerberus]

Properly clamped, Titebond will solve the problem.