Recut checkering on Parker forend

[Cameron Thraen]

Craig, the missing piece has been away a long time as the remaining surface is worn almost smooth. Question, would you square off / clean up the mating surface to which the sliver is glued? Thanks for your interest and help. Appreciated.

[Craig Budgeon]

Cameron, we are not squaring off anything. Basically you are going to take an 1 1/2" dowel, wrapping it with 220 sandpaper, sanding at a 45 degree angle to the plane established by the 2 bore centerlines , and perpendicular to the discharge centerline. This will create a minimal uniform surface in the damaged area. Do not use commercial walnut dowels the grain direction is wrong. You have to make your dowel using either bandsaws, jigsaws, hand saws, or hole saws incorporating matching cardboard templates. Drawing this out on paper will help you get there. There should be no sharp corners making the repair this way.

[Craig Budgeon]

You can use Iron pipe, PVC, or any solid material to sand the damaged area as long as the templates match

[Cameron Thraen]

I add this photo to help show what I will be working with on this repair.

[Craig Budgeon]

Firmly grip the forend before you begin sanding the diameter. Take your time, your going to get to look at your repair a lot longer than it took to make it.

[Craig Budgeon]

Picture a cylinder filling in the damaged area of the forend.

[Cameron Thraen]

Practice, practice and practice some more. Practice forend.

[B. Dudley]

In strongly recommend always checkering after finish. Others feel the opposite. But to each their own.

[Cameron Thraen]

I agree. This is my practice forend. Amazing how the cutter head has a mind of its own. Parker in the background. I am still trying to get my head around fixing the barrel border divot as described by Craig.

[Cameron Thraen]

Ok, clearly not the dowel but am I getting the idea? Use the actual walnut grain matching dowel to sand the barrel tunnel to have it's margin blend into the walnut dowel. Then using only a sliver of that dowel, glue it in and shape away any part to create a new barrel tunnel? Am I even close in my understanding?


(Read Craig's response below. The orientation of the dowel is off 90 degrees)