Question based on the pitfalls post.

[Tom Currie]

I had one of these and what I did was cut a thin strip of maple 1/16 wide ,maybe a foot long,  soaked it in water to make it pliable , then put some elmers glue on it and lay it into one side of the 3/8 ramrod groove. I pressed an 5/16 rod into the groove, thus forming the thin strip into the side of the groove, effectively building up the side that the groove had drifted off too. I was then able to widen the other side a bit effectively moving the groove over a bit. The hole on inside was widened a bit and then I tapered the rod towards the breech. End result after finishing is that it is almost invisible. No body would know but me. This occurred because my blank stock wasnt square top to bottom, and I didnt make sure it was right. Live and learn.

[fix]

That not square thing is what got me as well. I should have squared it up first and cut both sides down evenly before trying to mark the line.

I measured from the side closest to me. From the top this was the left side of the rifle, from the bottom this was the right.

Stupid mistake, that I won't make again.

[KentSmith]

I think Dale C's suggestion works pretty well.  I have had the same mistake twice, one on a precarve but that is another story.  As long as you can get the pieces mating surfaces flat the forestock moulding will hide the seam so an exact match is easier to create.  However with highly striped wood you will need to make sure to cut the add on piece longer than the forearm to give you room to adjust foreward or backward.  A plus with this is laying out the forearm moulding will be easy.  If you are not planning forearm moulding then Taylor's is the way to go.

[KentSmith]

A good thread as this happens alot more than most will admit especially early on.