Need advise on Dh stock restoration
Hello
I am restoring the wood on a DH #3. The LOP on the stock is 12". I am most comfortable with a 14" Lop and I would prefer a skeleton but plate.
Someone in the past has glued on a 1 1/2" walnut spacer with the grain going
at odds with the stock and a modern recoil pad.
Options:
Restock it, but I don't think I can get a stock blank of comparable quality.
Cut off the spacer and mount a correct recoil pad to produce a 13" Lop.
Question: What are the brands of acceptable vintage recoil pads?
Replace the spacer with one that is approximately grain matched and fake grain across the joint. Has anyone successfully done this?
Any advise?
Regards
Preston Chaney
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