Leather covered pad

[Jreed]

Wanted to share some pics of the leather covered pad I just recently put together for my english hammer gun I picked up at the Southern. When I got the gun the pitch was rather extreme and wanted to slide out of my shoulder pocket. So my first order of business was to correct the pitch and put on a nice recoil pad with a bit of english "flair". This was my 3rd attempt at a leather covered pad and I'm learning something each time. If you have ever done one, you can understand why they are so expensive! Thought it turned out pretty nice and added a nice touch.

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

Sweet.

[Phil C]

Very nice.

[OH Osthaus]

very nicely done John

I did one for my first hammer gun, also English

yes the effort does make you appreciate the trade's skills

[nid-28]

That’s a superb job. Bravo!

[Kevin McCormack]

Very nice! I'm curious how you effected the "Purdey roll" (the fine line scribed into the leather covering around the juncture of the pad with the stock). Rich Cole had a great video on YouTube of his rig (a soldering iron fixed in a jig on his vise sears the line in as he rotates the pad the radius of the stock). I use(d) a more primitive method of a creasing iron heated over a candle rest and used a straightedge to scribe the line freehand - hairy but effective and nicely finished!

[Mark Britton]

Very nice John ! Put the next one on a LC Smith for Easton to shoot at next year's Southern ! Smith needs the help. Just saying for a friend.

[Jreed]

Originally Posted by Mark Britton

Very nice John ! Put the next one on a LC Smith for Easton to shoot at next year's Southern ! Smith needs the help. Just saying for a friend.

Lol. That would be fun if he got on team Smith and me on Parker!

[Jreed]

Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

Very nice! I'm curious how you effected the "Purdey roll" (the fine line scribed into the leather covering around the juncture of the pad with the stock). Rich Cole had a great video on YouTube of his rig (a soldering iron fixed in a jig on his vise sears the line in as he rotates the pad the radius of the stock). I use(d) a more primitive method of a creasing iron heated over a candle rest and used a straightedge to scribe the line freehand - hairy but effective and nicely finished!

I made a fixture that uses a small washer as a roller to go around it. I think heat would leave a more distinct line.

[Keavin Nelson]

Very nice John, have thought about trying this. Where did you source the leather for it?