Sanded out the stock to 320 grit, gave it a light spritz with water to bring up the "whiskers", repeated twice more. Laid up Laurel Mountain Forge's Lancaster Maple stain on it today and I can smell the finish line. I just need to pick up some TruOil for the final finishing.
I can't wait to shoot this gun again. It's been too long since I held her close and touched her off.
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Not a lot of curl in the buttstock, but under the forearm there is some great tiger stripe:
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And here's the reason the whole thing had to be restored. The cracks were repaired with glass bedding compound. They show a little more than I hoped, but that's the breaks.
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