Do any of you cheat when inletting a lock by using bedding compound? I spent many hours inletting a lock in a blank of wood, thought I had a perfect fit, soot showing around the lock mortise, nice fit against the bolster, could not slip a .0015 gage between the lock and bolster, only to discover the next day I had too much rock from top to bottom, I filed down the bolster a bit and started to fit the lock again, better but still have a little rock. I threw in the towel and mixed up some bedding compound and clamped the lock in, will see how it looks in the morning. I really wanted to build this gun without using any epoxy or bedding compound, maybe next one. Geez, I think this lock took about as much time as inletting the swamped barrel. Just curious as to how you guys handle these kind of problems. flinch