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Airguns by Make and Model => Vintage Air Gun Gate => Topic started by: aack73 on November 03, 2013, 09:57:26 AM
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i am getting ready to refinish the stock on my grandfathers old blue streak. i will put a hand rubbed satin finish on it like several others i have done. when i acquired it from my uncle, he had neglected it and the fore stock is broke. a whole corner is missing and i dont have the missing piece. should i just refinish it as is? replace the whole fore stock? or is it possible to have this piece repaired and semi matched? most of these fore stocks didnt match anyways.
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Cut it down into a shape that looks good to you, and make the other side match? Call it a "lightening" job.
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Do you know how it was broken? If I bought that gun I would probably replace the forearm. Being it's a family hand me down I would want to know how it was broken before I fixed it.
Bryan
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Mabye use wood putty mixed with stain to close coloring and sand. Just a idea
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Don't sweat it too much. Just get a little piece of walnut somewhere, fit it however you can and glue it on. Shape and refinish. I've had excellent results with Waterlox, sometimes over a stain, sometimes not. Many coats with light scuffing in between, then a rubout after drying a couple days. Enjoy, tk
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where that piece is missing is pretty thin and if the gun gets dropped with the lever down it will chip it off. I happened to hit my lever while working on it and chipped off a little piece I was able to glue it on. I just hope it stays put.
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I would just leave it as is. I doubt a repair would last long. You could keep an eye out for a used one, but matching finish may be a problem.