No you can't turn it. We grind it. Not as expensive as years ago but still not cheap. An example.... A 5/8 dia end mill is about $300

Yowza!.....:shock:






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Rick - it appears to be about 2oz just eyeballing it. The shot has formed itself into a lump.

here you go Dave, and thank you very much for the help

that carbide fit great - took out 3.5 oz of lead - added 3.8 of carbide

and that .3oz is exactly how much more the scale shows the finished project weighs

i did not refinish the whole stock- lots of character in the wood and the metal would look out of place- I scraped the repaired area to smooth it out and very lightly sanded it- then blended in new varnish with the old by applying it with a pad then a light buffing with #2 pumice then rottenstone-

not at all unhappy with the results

http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8308

Glad it worked out for you Rick. Sure not going to have to worry about oxidation thats for sure..

Here is a photo of the lefever i originally posted about with the split stock repaired. Refer to page 1 of this thread for before photo.

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Great work as always

That's a great job, very nice.

If you know someone that has a machine shop or is in the cutting tool industry, they could most likely get you used/scrap carbide endmills, drills or reamers that could be made to work at little to no cost. There are also carbide egg sinkers for fishing that can be bought in various weights and shapes that could work well also to replace the lead.

Beautiful Wood !!!! Wow.. sorry im a amature woodworker.:)