Unfortunate result, happy ending.
Dec 1, 2020 7:02:09 GMT -7
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Post by hawkeyes on Dec 1, 2020 7:02:09 GMT -7
Was completing final assembly of a beautiful cherry stocked mountain rifle when a missed flaw towards the muzzle end of the forend reared its ugly head... Nature of cherry being a brittle hardwood is any fault within the grain will show given the opportunity, and it did.
Entire forend from muzzle to the middle thimble completely split and followed the grain line. Given the stock already had multiple issues that were repaired I decided to forgo fixing the flawed stock. This did not stop the creativity from flowing...
Made my little buddy a rifle gun of his own to play with, complete set trigger to set and snap. No self respecting firelock can go without a barrel of mild steel tubing along with a wiping stick for play! The joy of something so simple can bring sunshine to a cloudy day, and in the end the frustration of a broken stock completely faded watching him go through the loading process just like ole dad... How many toddlers can do that!?
Entire forend from muzzle to the middle thimble completely split and followed the grain line. Given the stock already had multiple issues that were repaired I decided to forgo fixing the flawed stock. This did not stop the creativity from flowing...
Made my little buddy a rifle gun of his own to play with, complete set trigger to set and snap. No self respecting firelock can go without a barrel of mild steel tubing along with a wiping stick for play! The joy of something so simple can bring sunshine to a cloudy day, and in the end the frustration of a broken stock completely faded watching him go through the loading process just like ole dad... How many toddlers can do that!?
