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[navaho]

I am thinking of restocking one of my T/C. I have never done this, and I am really nervous about spending dollars on a piece wood and ruining it. Even with total inlay, there is still the buttplate, the area that the barrel wedge goes through, the wedge slots etc. I like the real curly maple, but it is high dollar, about $160.00. My question I can go with planer Maple at a lower price or go with the higher end. If it was your first time, which way would you go? Remember, I am real nervous about this, so keep that in mind.

 

[RiverRat]

I would contact Whitebuffalo, he did a beautiful job restocking a TC Hawkin. I believe it was his first time also.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

160 bucks for a good piece of precarved/inletted wood is cheap.

 

[Swampman]

Make it a poorboy and leave the buttplate off. Use pins and forget the wedges.

 

[MSW]

Greetings from the great frozen north! You will find it money well spent. If you mess up the wood, you get at least $160 worth of education from it. If you don't, you get a rifle you treasure and, when you go to the range, everyone will ooh and aah at a piece of work they can't have by simply plonking down money at the local store.

To avoid messing up, I would recommend Alexander's Gunsmith of Greenvile County, or "Recreating the American Longrifle," both of which you should have anyway. If you don't have a good chisel or two, now would be a good time. (Don't buy cheap tools- insert tirade here). See Zonie's mini treatises on inletting- he's got great hands, and he explains things well.

To do it really well: GO SLOW.
sneak up on it, and don't hesitate to use inletting black. it will take longer than you anticipate, but will be worth the effort.

In short- get the fanciest wood you can, the GO FOR IT!

Good luck!

MSW

 

[54JNoll]

I agree, go for it. Just go slow and take her easy. It is better to remove too little wood each time than too much.

 

[navaho]

Thanks folks, I ordered the stock.