Chipped out butt repair

[Rotor]

Great technique and execution. Some brown dye will probably get you in the ballpark.

Military repairs were never perfect either. Did you consider using any brass repair screws through the repair?

JR

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[englishman_ca]

Great technique and execution. Some brown dye will probably get you in the ballpark.

Military repairs were never perfect either. Did you consider using any brass repair screws through the repair?

JR

Ya, not finished yet, I will mix up and match some alcahol based dye and darken it down a bit. The fore stock from which the patch was taken was quite dark on the surface but fresh wood was quite light in colour.

I don't think that the repair will need anything else for strength as the shoulder is now clear of the reciever and I don't expect the rifle will have its buttplate pounded on the ground for years.

Yes, I tought of inserting some threaded brass rods, but usualy with a big flat patch like this the armourer would have used pegs. I might put in a couple of oak dowels just for show.