How desperate are you to fix this SMLE front handguard?

[louthepou]

One advice I could have used (didn't think about it but, I was reminded about it after the fact!) was to use heavy leather, helps with clamp slippage and prevents marring of surfaces - will remember next time

Roy, re. oil and crap: that's the most important step in my opinion. You want clean, clean surfaces... profuse amount of brake cleaner was used for this. I can't think of a better product to prepare these types of surfaces before glueing.

Brian, thanks for the dowel idea. And indeed: I do have one just the right diameter which often is suporting this type of operation. (actually I wonder if it could have been you or Peter who taught me that one several years ago!)

Here is the result!



(phew)