Fixing the Draws on a No4?

[Brian Dick]

You can drill and install the dowels vertically too. One on each side.

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Use oak to make the dowels and patch block. Grain from to back on the patch block and turn the grain opposite on the dowels for strength. You ain't building a boat and no one will see it.

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Should read "front to back".

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[Ridolpho]

You can drill and install the dowels vertically too. One on each side.

Should read "front to back".

Among my collection I have had several with the (rather small diameter) vertical dowels in armourer installed draw repairs and, with a few, the repairs have failed with the patches now loose. When I've repaired these I've chosen to follow Capt. Laidlers advice and used more substantial cross-wise dowels. With appropriate coloured wood or stain these dowels aren't obtrusive- in fact like all well done furniture repairs I think they add something to the rifle. I assume that both approaches were officially accepted repair methods and, hence, acceptable on a restoration where accuracy is desired?

Ridolpho