A promise is a promise

[tatou]

Nice workmanship....
How is the Metford coming along ??

Thanks,
everything is on hold and so are my restorations, for now. I haven't touched anything in many months...
2022 has turned out to be a bad year to say the least.
I will probably finish them quickly and roughly just to call them done, for the moment.

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Very nice work, as usual, Tatou. FWIW, I usually like to lap-joint those handguard extensions. Not sure if one is better than the other, as once I install on the rifle, I very rarely remove them. And even then, only very gingerly.

Cant wait to see them finished product!

Thank you,
to be honest a lap-joint never came to mind and like you i am not sure if one would be better than the other in this case.
There is so little wood to make contact that i feel any repairs will always be somewhat fragile.
that's why i plan on installing a brass treaded pin, from underneath to help secure things even more.
Of course like you say the piece should be removed gently, not at all if there is no use to.
I do know one thing for sure... the glue i use is strong. How much strong, i leave that to the end user to find out.
Heck, those ears are fragile even when the hg's are sound to start with. So caution is always a good idea.