Stock Repair Opinion Needed

[Mike D]

Looks good Hank, you do better work then me!

[Midmichigun]

PP,
AHA! Looks good! I am impressed.
Once you do a few, you get the idea, and it gets easier to appraise and also do the repair!
Thanks for sharing!
P.S. I forgot to mention that when I do mine, I put my stock in a vertical Mill. Go slow, and you can get extremely accurate cuts. I don't trust myself with a knife or woodsaw!

[pastprime]

PP,
AHA! Looks good! I am impressed.
Once you do a few, you get the idea, and it gets easier to appraise and also do the repair!
Thanks for sharing!
P.S. I forgot to mention that when I do mine, I put my stock in a vertical Mill. Go slow, and you can get extremely accurate cuts. I don't trust myself with a knife or woodsaw!

Sir, I appreciate the kind words. Especially from someone who works on quality firearms. I do wish I had the equipment to make accurate cuts and such, but I'm just an old NC country boy and the only tools I could find for this project were these:



BTW, that thing on the bottom right is one of my wife's nail files....hope she don't ask what the brown dusty stuff on it is....

[Midmichigun]

PP,
Just tell her the brown dusty stuff is from your toenails... she won't mind then!
Hey, whatever gets you through the projects. I have used all manner of files and tools trying to get a good combination.
When I was making a stock (did this with two 1871 Beaumonts) I resorted to rasps and bastard files.
I think you have a talent! You should look for additional beat up stocks, and practice your craft. I at least find it enjoyable!
One mistake that I have made, is the over sanding! And I don't mean cartouche removing. While everything looked good, after applying Tung Oil or linseed oil, the stock was to slick and smooth! I don't think that arsenals resorted to 1000grit sandpaper!

[pastprime]

Last picture on this project....this is all I can do and I still cannot make the repair "disappear" completely. That corner on the bottom left is going to be there and that's that.



Hank

[Mike D]

WOW! Now I'm really impressed!

[pastprime]

Mike, it's your chunk of old wood in there...I had to do my best..
Over and out.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

What stock repair? (WOW!)

That is amazing!

[pastprime]

Thanks again for all the kind words, folks. I'm sure lots of others have done better. As I said in the beginnig, the stock has lots of character and wanted to use it for this 1903A3 project instead of replacing it.

Bottom line: It's good enough for who's it's for....

[frankderrico]

pastprime,
I mostly repair M1 Carbine stocks. I would say you did an excellent job!
That is one to be proud of for sure.....Frank