Finn M39 "Finger" splice anatomy

[WarPig1976]

I did this stock for a fellow a few months back and wanted to share photos because you just don't see pics of these things taken apart, but I forgot. I always forget to take before photos too....
As you can see there's nothing complex going on inside. Just straight cuts with a very large router bit.
As I found out from Internet experts on another forum people have fantasies about these splices being complex internally and nearly impossible to take apart without damaging the stock. I of course already knew otherwise and had it apart in about 10 minutes without any additional damage.
The present owner attempted to repair the failing joint himself. Failing in the attempt he tried in vain to separate the stock which caused further damage to the edges of the fingers. I should note I did no finish work at all, only oiling after the fact. All in all it came out nice me thinks.
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