When I have a gun with stock damage like that, I hit it with some paint remover. That's easy to do. Then I hit it with a little four ought steel wool or fine grain sand paper. A little tru oil or really any kind of wood stain will bring a nice finish. Then some beeswax or other finish. You can get it done in an afternoon. Maybe two days with drying time. It is not difficult to do. But the Ithaca Model 37 is a wonderful gun and well worth the effort to clean it up a bit.
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