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Very lightly, carefully, tap with padded soft 'tool' as though you were opening it. Maybe even tap couple times then let sit overnight. Use a non-marring balsa wood piece or something, tap with small hammer lightly. Once it opens, and it will, lube with beeswax. A great gunsmith once told me to loosen a screw on a genuine Colt revolver, you might tap it once (with perfectly fitting screwdriver, of which a pro will have a huge selection) and let it sit 24 hrs. before doing it again. Oh, be sure you have the little 'latch' in the "open" position! Good luck, let us know how it goes.Does anyone have any experience removing a stuck sliding wooden patch box lid?
I have a Pedersoli Jaeger that a PO built out of a kit from Dixie, and it seems that they might not have fit the dovetail and drove it into place. I see no evidence of it being glued in.
Having slung wrenches for years, the image I have in my head for removal consists of a lag bolt in a piloted hole and some sort of slide hammer. Is this overkill?
I have already placed an order with Pedersoli for a new one, as this one is probably going to be destroyed or disfigured in the process of removal.
Any ideas? I’m not much of a woodworker….yet…View attachment 149326