Bad day in the shop

[Wes/Tex]

Definitely a "cuss like a sailor" moment, for sure. The idea of an inlay is one way to go, but I'd try to match the wood and go with a darker colored stain when that point comes round. Some sort of wire inlay will also help hide it as well. What a bummer...like ma Williams used to say, "Think of it as humility training"!

 

[jerrywh]

After making guns for 55 years I never throw away the pieces I cut off of a stock blank. What you need more than anything is maching wood.
I still make mistakes but they are smaller and I have learned a lot of ways to cover them. Some day soon I am going to write a book.
If you had a lot bigger piece of wood you would have only one small seam to hide. Just trying to help. Not meant to be critical.

 

[Birddog6]

1: I always have that stock clamped REALLY firm in a vice when drilling those holes.

2: I Never pull up on the bit til the bit has stopped. You pull up running :shake: you are asking for a BIG Mess..... :slap: And I walk the bit in a slight circular motion as I go down, so I am sure it will not mind or chip when I come out.

3: I measure my depth I want on the bit & mark it with electrical tape.

4: I use a variable speed drill & I run it slow.

I have never had one jump on me, but am always expecting one to do that. And I always save a bunch of wood for patches, just in case.

One time I had a guy call me 2 yrs after I built him a rifle. He laid the rifle down on the kitchen countertop & went to the bathroom. He didn't know it but the rifle hit a button & turned on the push-button stove. He comes out of the bathroom, smoke alarm is going off, house is full of smoke, 8" of the muzzle has burnt ! I get the rifle, & I had just moved a crate of scraps to the barn to burn. I emptied that crate & there is 8" off the end of the stock I had cut off with His Name on it. I matched the grain, cut a lil vice carving where the glue line is & you cannot see the repair. He was Thrilled......

Keith Lisle

 

[TinStar]

Maybe good old fashioned bit and brace may be the way to with these things?

TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!

 

[Swamp Rat]

Mr. B, I was re-watching either 21-22 and your patch box hinge plate is just the right size. to lay flat on the stock instead of inside the box, if your hinge opens enough. I would shape it a bit put some brass round head screws to hold it and file them flush for a permement attachment.

 

[stinkyfeet]

Hey there is nothing wrong with giving the gun a little character. I have a TN MT rifle all steel except for a peice of brass at the front of the buttstock from over inletting. I could have fixed it with steel and looked better but its much more fun for people to ask me and they usually laugh at my expense but hey the gun has a story.