What a waste. Boyds "replacement" shotgun stocks

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The 1897 stock is done. I'll post a pic in that thread.
I'm getting ready to start the model 12. I confirmed again there is no correcting it. Even with the shorter repop buttplate, the lower hole sits over hole for the stock screw - so I'd have top plug that and re-drill higher up, connecting with the existing hole for alignment. No thanks. Moreover, the shorter buttplate will still overhang by 1/8+ inches, and there isn't enough border around its checkering to make it look right.

So, as my coffee brewed, I went on a search again for an alternative. My last search did not yield suitable horn blanks at a reasonable price, but today I found a supplier - x2 blanks, 2"x6"x1/2 thick buffalo horn for $25. And, I found a video too!

Here is a link if it doesn't show up for you...'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5A6mBOZncA'
So that's the plan - sans the starting from raw horn part. I will also not plug over the screws for the obvious reason. I'm not an artist, so no carving other than rounding a bit, with a little curve from heal to toe. I thought about checkering it, but no good way to polish it out when done. Unless maybe if I can impress something in to it by boiling in a form, similar to the video. Nah. My initials on the underside will suffice.