Restock of a Trojan

[Toothsmith]

I've done the same in the past when replacing bordered checkering panels. Since the checkering pattern covers of much of the forend and goes all the way to the metal I was thinking of laminating a thin veneer to the barrel side of the forend to raise the surface enough to sand flat and re-checker. Ajusting the forend iron and latch inletting accordingly. Depending on how thick the veneer is I can either hide the glue line right at the edge or put the checkering border right on it. That's a great idea for dealing with those reinforcing cross bolts Brian. I have a Folsom 12ga that's hi 90's condition except for a crack in the head "repaired" with a cross bolt. Perhaps a checkered side panel "upgrade" is in it's future.

[B. Dudley]

Well I got my new forend completed to match the new buttstock. From a different piece of wood as the buttstock, but a great match.

Though I liked the idea of keeping the original forend on the gun, it just did not suit the new woon on the back half. Even with new finish and checkering, it still looked old and out of place.

I can't wait to take it out hunting in a few weeks!

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