When to scrap a stock?

[Scota4570]

I have been working on a Hawken.  Been having problems caused by the carver.  First the barrel channel is too deep.  That caused some serious compensations and fixes.  Now  find out that the ram rod channel wandered low.  When I tried to begin in letting the trigger guard it blew out on the first cut.  Now I have a wafer thin spot in front of the trigger plate.  The cut for the trigger plate is also way too deep and off center.  I can not fudge it in any way to make it look right.  I also fear that the ramrod channel with will be too close the surface from a strength point of view. before someone suggest it, I am not willing to use glass bedding compound.  Gluing in a plug will result in a a short ram rod. 

Just throw it away and get a blank from Tiger hunt?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8qsi2tqrf4fqgv6/AAB5oigMHp9FhweY-cThXw6ea?dl=0

Scot

[Mark Elliott]

I don't think you are that much off center,  and a wear plate might alleviate any concern with a thin stock over the ramrod hole    Nothing forward of the lock mortice really carries any weight.    An period maker, would probably make it work.  However,  it really sounds as if you would prefer to start over.    I don't see anything out of line with that choice if you just aren't going to be happy with the rifle.   

[rich pierce]

1. First the barrel channel is too deep.  That caused some serious compensations and fixes. 

2. Now  find out that the ram rod channel wandered low.  When I tried to begin in letting the trigger guard it blew out on the first cut.  Now I have a wafer thin spot in front of the trigger plate. 


3. The cut for the trigger plate is also way too deep and off center.  I can not fudge it in any way to make it look right.  I also fear that the ramrod channel with will be too close the surface from a strength point of view. before someone suggest it, I am not willing to use glass bedding compound.  Gluing in a plug will result in a a short ram rod.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8qsi2tqrf4fqgv6/AAB5oigMHp9FhweY-cThXw6ea?dl=0

Scot

problem 1, barrel channel too deep This can cause a vertically shallow wrist when using a precarve.  If you've avoided this, I would work around it.

problem 2, ramrod hole too low You can open the bottom of the barrel inlet to the ramrod hole, and glue in a piece from a dowel that has been slit to gradually bend the ramrod hole upward toward the barrel channel.   Then glue in a piece to form the bottom of the barrel inlet.  This will also fix part of problem 3.

problem 3. The inlet being off center is your biggest problem and without matching wood to glue in a piece, hardest to fix cleanly.

Make sure you let the supplier know about these problems.  You probably won't get a replacement since you've done work on it but they might discount a blank for you.