Repairing Butchered checkering

[B. Dudley]

Here is a Grade 2 10g. Top action gun that had its wrist checkering very messed up by someone in the past. I will below outline what I did to repair it. This repair is pretty much the same exact thing that I did to this years Raffle gun in case anyone is interested.

This photo shows the checkering job that was on the wood. The old finish is already removed.

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Given that none of the checkering comes close to any of the metal, the grip can be nicely thinned out in order to remove the old checkering. Care is taken around the trigger guard tang to feather the work up to it. This stock had a broken grip cap, so a good used one was put on and finished down along with the wood. The stock shield had to be removed and reinletted into the stock.

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Here is the stock with all reworking done and fully finish sanded. The bump in the stock that defines the rear of the chekering pattern was also re-defined.

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Here is the stock refinished with fresh amber shellac. And a new recoil pad installed as per the customer's specifications. At this time the action is put back into the wood.

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And finally the stock recheckered in the original style pattern and darkened. The forend was refinished and checkered to match.

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[OH Osthaus]

[Autumn Daze]

Brian, Why are the checkering panels so dark?

[B. Dudley]

I have been using a dark penetrating dye to color the checkering panels lately. I have observed high conditon original guns with like new checkering that is stained very dark. I am replicating that.

[Autumn Daze]

Thanks for the explanation Brian.

[King Cobb]

very nice!

[Tom]

Beautiful job Brian.

[Hammer Gun]

Brian, Great job and I must say I sort of like the contrast with the dark checking, Gary

[George Lang]

Here are some pictures showing Brian's handiwork reunited with its 10 gauge 32"imp/mod Damascus barrels, refinished by Brad Bachelder. This gun started out as a well used but fully functional gun that I was going to use as a waterfowler. I decided to send it off to Brian Dudley for evaluation, a new recoil pad and some hammer screw replacements. At the same time the barrels went to Brad for evaluation and possible refinish. Both doctors said the patient was sound and the operations proceeded. As you can see from the pictures both operations were way more than successful, unfortunately the patient is now way to nice to use in those yucky old swamps so the hunt is now on for a functional 10 gauge(not so pretty) to be used as a waterfowler. The next one with not be jazzed up and will be a shooter only(I think). We on this site are very fortunate to have such talented craftsman as Brian and Brad and I thank them both for the outstanding work they did on this Parker. Thank you gentlemen!!!

George

[King Cobb]

very nice.