JohnHL
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Bravo!
John
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Another Broken Stock 'Fix-It' job
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Wow!! Well that gives me some encouragement to try and fix the stock on my Stevens 235 SxS hammer gun, that has similar, but not as bad, damage to the stock in the same area. Guess it was common due to the battering the stock took from the receiver under recoil.
THAT is truly amazing work. Hard to believe it is the same stock
I can see why you are entrusted with Parker's and Purdey's! Glad we have artisans like you to rely on.
Incredible before and after. Like others I would have sent it to the parts pile not realizing that restoration was even an option.
Incredible before and after. Like others I would have sent it to the parts pile not realizing that restoration was even an option.
Jolly Bill
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Fantastic work on that old Stevens 2152hq.
I am a member of the club where 2152 shoots and seen the gun before 2152 did his thing. Would have thought it was a basket case.
And I helped test shoot it with a couple of those 35 shots at that round of skeet.
He typically carries around 40 rounds when he shots a round of skeet. On singles, he shoots at one of the pieces that broke off from his first shot. He usually gets that piece too.
I've seen some of his work both as a great gun mechanic and as a world class engraver.
If you do a search, you should be able to see some of his work.
As this S&W 38/44. And those are ivory grips he fitted to the gun.
Fantastic work on that old Stevens 2152hq.
I am a member of the club where 2152 shoots and seen the gun before 2152 did his thing. Would have thought it was a basket case.
And I helped test shoot it with a couple of those 35 shots at that round of skeet.
He typically carries around 40 rounds when he shots a round of skeet. On singles, he shoots at one of the pieces that broke off from his first shot. He usually gets that piece too.
I've seen some of his work both as a great gun mechanic and as a world class engraver.
If you do a search, you should be able to see some of his work.
As this S&W 38/44. And those are ivory grips he fitted to the gun.
Amazing work! Thank you for sharing. Had I not have seen its initial state, and the epoxy part way though the process, I'd have thought it was a different shotgun. Very nice.
I would have thought it would have been simpler to build a replacement stock than what that repair entailed. High Grade custom workmanship.
Going back into it's owners hands tomorrow at the range.
The repairs should all hold up just fine. I've done a lot of stocks like this and never had any problems with them coming back apart.
If the wood is free of oil and old glue, the new adhesives will do a good job of it.
Todays epoxys and other glues are tough and when applied right are stronger than the wood they are holding together.
You do have to make sure you do some extra work refitting for bedding if needed and it usually is. Implanting metal reinforcements is a good idea. None of which has to show on the outside.
A new stock in the form of a pre-carve 95% could have been bought and then fitted, finished & checkered.
But I've done restoration work my whole life and working with what you have is what that is all about IMO.
So it's natural for me to save what's there.
I do the same with other damaged parts as well.
Thanks for all the kind compliments and comments.
Jolly Bill will be assisting again tomorrow with another project.
A Winchester 21 that is said to occasionaly double.
I told him that he gets to see if it does in fact double.
I'm bringing the 1ounce & 1/4 loads for him to use.
None of those whimpy 3/4oz loads for that test.
Win 21 single selective trigger isn't too bad to fix. Nor is the Ithaca.
The Parker and the LCS are the ones that usually take extra time.
AHFox you don't see too many off. They usually work OK. When they don't it's the selector that won't switch from Bbl to Bbl while shooting.
The repairs should all hold up just fine. I've done a lot of stocks like this and never had any problems with them coming back apart.
If the wood is free of oil and old glue, the new adhesives will do a good job of it.
Todays epoxys and other glues are tough and when applied right are stronger than the wood they are holding together.
You do have to make sure you do some extra work refitting for bedding if needed and it usually is. Implanting metal reinforcements is a good idea. None of which has to show on the outside.
A new stock in the form of a pre-carve 95% could have been bought and then fitted, finished & checkered.
But I've done restoration work my whole life and working with what you have is what that is all about IMO.
So it's natural for me to save what's there.
I do the same with other damaged parts as well.
Thanks for all the kind compliments and comments.
Jolly Bill will be assisting again tomorrow with another project.
A Winchester 21 that is said to occasionaly double.
I told him that he gets to see if it does in fact double.
I'm bringing the 1ounce & 1/4 loads for him to use.
None of those whimpy 3/4oz loads for that test.
Win 21 single selective trigger isn't too bad to fix. Nor is the Ithaca.
The Parker and the LCS are the ones that usually take extra time.
AHFox you don't see too many off. They usually work OK. When they don't it's the selector that won't switch from Bbl to Bbl while shooting.
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Am I the only one that can’t see pics?????
Me too. 
Ok I see pics now. My question is , did the dried epoxy take the stain? How is it that the epoxy is barely visible if at all ?
This gentleman is a real magician. Very rare talent.
Targets Guy
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Very nice work OP. Superb.
Sorry, the pics disappeared for a day or so as the IMGBB link or whatever it's called was down. Seems to be working OK at least for now.
The coloring you see over the epoxy fixes,,those gray areas, is fake graining. It's painted on graining done with akylic paints and a simple brush.
There's a sealer coat over the epoxy, then the color coats, then the stock finish on top of that. I usually add some more coloring and grain effect inbetw the stock finish coats as well. It seems to add some depth that way.
There are 7 or 8 coats of stock finish in total. It's a simple wipe on poly that I cut 50/50 with mineral spirits. Nothing more than that.
Goes on simple, Drys overnite and is a hard durable finish that I can add a toner (color) to the finish as well by a drop of solvent type wood stain and then apply.
The owner was very happy with the shotgun.
The Winchester 21 that Bill and I tested had a few hic-ups as expected, I was told to expect it to double.
But never did actually 'double'.
Just a few fail to fire the second bbl on R to L trigger selection,,and a couple fail to fire light strikes.
What can you expect from a 21 anyway....
The coloring you see over the epoxy fixes,,those gray areas, is fake graining. It's painted on graining done with akylic paints and a simple brush.
There's a sealer coat over the epoxy, then the color coats, then the stock finish on top of that. I usually add some more coloring and grain effect inbetw the stock finish coats as well. It seems to add some depth that way.
There are 7 or 8 coats of stock finish in total. It's a simple wipe on poly that I cut 50/50 with mineral spirits. Nothing more than that.
Goes on simple, Drys overnite and is a hard durable finish that I can add a toner (color) to the finish as well by a drop of solvent type wood stain and then apply.
The owner was very happy with the shotgun.
The Winchester 21 that Bill and I tested had a few hic-ups as expected, I was told to expect it to double.
But never did actually 'double'.
Just a few fail to fire the second bbl on R to L trigger selection,,and a couple fail to fire light strikes.
What can you expect from a 21 anyway....
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