Poured pewter sideplate?

[moose30273]

Hi folks. Working on a "Barn gun" type thing. Got to thinking today about a sideplate or lack of. I had been thinking about pouring a pewter cross in the stock for decoration. But then I thought why not pour a couple of lockbolt washers into the stock? Anyone ever done this before? I can't really see that the softness of the pewter would be an issue as the lock bolts are not all that tight. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[BrownBear]

When it comes to authenticity you might as well ask me the price of moon rocks. But I kinda like the idea and the way it might look. I'm getting ready to pour some inlays into a hawk handle, rather than pinning in pre-cut ones. Same answer.

 

[Twoholes]

Dont know why it wouldnt work.Try it on a piece of scrap first. Take some pics and share if it does.

 

[moose30273]

Update, your results may vary. I first tried a similar sized inlay behind the triggerguard. Was not happy with the results. I actually poured it twice. The first time the inlay shrunk and was loose in it's hole. Lot's of char as compared to the size of the inlay. Then I opened it up and cleaned out the char. The next pour was a little better but it still shrunk enough that it was loose. I had undercut the edges. Then drilled holes into the stock hoping that the pewter would flow into them. But it did not. I think the inlay was just so small that it cooled before it could flow everywhere I wanted it to. I had wanted to pour a nosecap but this has me thinking.