I have my fix thanks

[mark fish]

I would like to thank all those who offered advice and encouragement on my ramrod hole repair.
I thought I would post the results.

Since this stock was carved from a blank I cut wood from the same area of the hole and created a six inch dowel which then was glued in placed and finished.
I chose not to go with the wood inlay technique as i am a newbie at this and thought it a little advanced for me. I also decided to go with a darker rosewood stain which helped it blend in.
Again, thanks for your comments. :hatsoff:
Without them I may have made matters worse or scrapped this project altogther.

Lesson learned.

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: Looks great!

 

[Pork Chop]

Good job!! If one didn't know about the oops, they would never be able to tell. Looks like a natural mark in the wood to me!

Now you get the fun of polishing that trigger guard!

 

[Swampman]

Great job! Almost anything can be fixed. Our forefathers did it all the time.

 

[hawkchucker]

I gotta say that I am impressed. If you would have shown me the pic and asked to find the problem, I would not have looked twice. It really does look like natural wood figure. :hatsoff:

 

[dd832]

A wise man told me that the sign of a true craftsman is not how well he does his work, but how well he fixes his mistakes! Great job.

 

[Dave K]

You did great! You should be proud how that turned out!

 

[captgary]

Great job :hatsoff: :hatsoff: