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    Repairing "The matchstick stock"

    This stock was damaged by the shipper, disgraceful. It takes a lot to do this much damage. If the owner likes to reveal himself that'd be fine I just didn't get his permission, but he did give permission to run a thread.
    I've nicknamed this one the matchstick for obvious reasons.
    I'll post pics of the progression. As always,,Thanks for looking.

    Here's what I started with.
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    The first piece...
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    Some shots of glueing up and some pin locations. All pinning will be hidden.
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    As of today all glued up and in the process of cleaning up and blending.
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    Damn fine wood work repairs there from a whole messed up delivery.....

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    Very impressive work. Looking forward to seeing it refinished!

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    Thank you for the kind words Gents....

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    Much respect. Can't wait to see it finished.

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    I want to know who the shipper was? Is it all on the shipper or was the packiging marginal? Hard to see that much damage if it was shipped nude with a shipping lable.
    Very fine recovery!

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    Nice Work -- you saved it a second time -- Looks like it's a jinxed gun from the replacement of the bottom half of the buttstock.

    Did the Shipper pay for damages? And who was the Bulldozer Shipper run by a Tank Commander that did more damage than a dozen Bubbas?

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    That looks 100% better than when I hand it off too you. All I can say is wow. The rifle was shipped with 2 others all wrapped with bubble wrap an then shrink wrap. Then was stuffed with that pop corn that taste so bad. Fed-X dropped them off in my drive way with out signature. Been a big fight over it with them, The shop who sent them is still fighting over it. they made it right for me. According to there police only firearms shipped in the factory box can be insured for replacement. I think driver drove over them, Other two were bad but were parts rifles to begin with so were cut up any way.

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    As usual in this plastic world of inept and unthinking humans there are those knuckle draggers that treat peoples mail with scant respect and we have all seen on TV how FEDEX treats parcels as usual the end user the recipient is the one who suffers. Then as soon as the rounds start flying they the courier say their employees are unimpeachable they should place hidden cameras on their vans so the ratbags can be caught out and sacked on the spot and too bad so sad you treat people like dirt you can go back to it stiff cheddar....I to have received damaged goods from AU Posts abysmal efforts at not being able to read a big orange sticker that reads "Fragile Handle With Care Do Not Stack On" another mob of knuckle dragging twerps........ggggrrrrrr
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    Ah dear old Australiaicon Post, don't deliver today we may need an excuse to go outside tomorrow when the weather is warmer.

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