Small repair

[ed lundquist]

I convinced myself that the knot would be cut away. You can guess the rest. It went the other way and got bigger and rotten soft. Nothing to do but cut it out, alot will get filed away. About the size of a snickers bar. No matching the grain as it was burl like and I had no match. I decided to try and just make a strong repair. I have hopes for this gun yet and think it will be all right in the end. Don't want worms, spalt, knots, just clean hard maple. What would you have done different besides toss it? Did I mention that the sister stock to this was so worm ridden I couldn't even get a repair piece out of it. Ya pays your money and ya takes yer chances. I'll clean her up tomorrow and move on.

[P.W.Berkuta]

If it's going to be yours and just a shooter not a museum piece then just finish the build - next time try to find a better piece of wood or have a knowledgeable supplier find one for you - bargains are not always a bargain .

[gunmaker]

some carving or grip checkering to do ??

[ed lundquist]

Happy enough with the repair so far, hopefully there wont be too many more surprises although when I cut away some excess on the butt a cluster of worm holes appeared. Gonna need another repair and a
 buttcap I guess.  Hafta call this one patches.

[eggwelder]

I have a repro Bess stock that was butchered before i got it. It seems to be maple and i have several patches and added wood just to bring it to where it needs to be. I`ll be finishing it dark, but it also won`t be a presentation musket, just for shooting.

[Hungry Horse]

 I agree that some cleverly applied checkering could make this repair almost invisible.

  Hungry Horse

[ed lundquist]

Checkering is not something I have attempted, at this stage I probably need to consider the option.

[P.W.Berkuta]

Bad checkering is worst than no checkering - you better start practicing 

[ed lundquist]

This has worked out O.K. I am anxious to to get the sights on and test her out. All iron/steel furniture.  Rayl 54 10' barrel, Jim Kibler lock, pipes, inlays, nose cap by me. Thanks for the suggestions and support.





This pic shows the largest repair.

Needs some engraving to finish it off. Thanks

[Marcruger]

I think it came out well. If you wanted to camouflage it further, would the bone black technique hide some of the hard edge line?  It’s a beautiful pistol overall.  God bless, Marc

[ed lundquist]

Marc, I could try and cover it up a bit more but I'm satisfied with it and ready to move on. I have come to actually like the repairs as they are part of the story. The process is continuous.

[Marcruger]

Well said sir. It’s a heck of a pretty pistol.

[Eric Kettenburg]

Very pretty pistol! I wouldn't hide it.  All part of the story.

[Craig Wilcox]

Ed, you did a great job there.  The patch doesn't jump out at you and scream "Look at me!"  I presume that you did the base of the butt the same way? 

Loving the thumb piece and other decorations.  You do great inletting.

[ed lundquist]

Craig, I tried to take some pics of the repair on the butt, it wouldn't show on camera so I guess I done good. The problem was at the very tail of the butt and I took a square file to it and cleaned it up with a chisel, a little glue and Bob's your uncle. The patch looks like a sharp ended football. Thanks for the compliment, I really enjoy inletting. E