A friend gave me an oak chair that has an arched back that was steamed bent. At the begining of the arch it has developed a stress crack and I'm looking for ideas for repairing it. It looks like someone tried to use a C clamp to close it but that didn't work because there is too much stress at that point. I took it to a friend that does repairs and he said that he would probably use an epoxy to repair it. I have never used epoxy to repair anything so any ideas about using it, things you should do or shouldn't do, would be appreciated. If someone knows another way to make that type of repair I'm looking for ideas. TIA.

Dave