No 1MK 111* forend draws-too far gone to repair?

[Peter Laidler]

It's no good posting a picture elsewhere and expecting us here to comment on it is there? For heavens sake, just mill the crap wood out, make a patch and glue it in with modern aero type wood glue. If you're a chippy, then only YOU will know the answer when you've seen the patch after it's been dressed off a bit

The pic in the tutorial DIDN'T have a lot of meat left, it'd been machined back so as to insert a complete new block of hard wood. If you want to beef the completed insert up a bit, just peg it with an oak dowel too.

Don't take offence. My sharp and to the point answers sometimes have that effect on people

Pics added after this thread was posted..........

Just machine back to good sound wood and follow the patching thread. It is well capable of being saved

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[Ridolpho]

Thanks guys! I have a 1920 "Smiling Tiger" with forend in similar state which is going to be my next project. I was also wondering if the forend was too far gone but I now feel it can be done.

Ridolpho

[Father Ted]

It's no good posting a picture elsewhere and expecting us here to comment on it is there? For heavens sake, just mill the crap wood out, make a patch and glue it in with modern aero type wood glue. If you're a chippy, then only YOU will know the answer when you've seen the patch after it's been dressed off a bit

The pic in the tutorial DIDN'T have a lot of meat left, it'd been machined back so as to insert a complete new block of hard wood. If you want to beef the completed insert up a bit, just peg it with an oak dowel too.

Don't take offence. My sharp and to the point answers sometimes have that effect on people

Pics added after this thread was posted..........

Just machine back to good sound wood and follow the patching thread. It is well capable of being saved

Thank you, that is what I needed to hear. No offence taken and I apologize for adding pics after post, as I stated they couldn't be posted with the computer I originated the thread with. I will post pics of rebuild once I commence on the project, and yes,even the mistakes. Is this aero type wood glue the same as the acraglass resin I have heard of? Thank you
Cheers