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Stock patching
Dec 10th, 2015 at 3:14pm
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Who does stock repair/patching? I need a sling swivel hole repaired on a 1899 carbine.
  
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Re: Stock patching
Reply #1 - Dec 13th, 2015 at 8:00pm
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You can do it yourself--I did.  My carbine stock had a cheap canvas sling and non-inletted swivels which I junked immediately after acquiring the gun.  I simply made tapered plugs from some walnut scraps, squeezed a little Elmer's into the holes, and tapped the plugs in.  Once the glue dries you can trim off the excess with a chisel or sharp knife.  Not perfect, but unless your stock is museum quality, it's not bad.  Now if your stock has inletted swivels, it will require more work--fitting wood pieces the shape of the inletting, etc., and the result may not be to your liking.
  
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Re: Stock patching
Reply #2 - Dec 14th, 2015 at 2:22pm
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Thanks, it was cut for a lower sling swivel I was hoping for someone out there who has more wood working experience than I.
  
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Reply #3 - Dec 15th, 2015 at 12:45pm
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Where are you located?  Find someone near you who has experience, and hopefully, they can give you a hand.  I'm in southeastern Michigan!
  
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Re: Stock patching
Reply #4 - Dec 15th, 2015 at 4:49pm
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You might try a guy named Rick Borecky (rborecky@roadrunner.com). He used to post on the Culver/Jouster forums - but haven't seen him put up anything for awhile. He posted pics of some nearly invisible patches. Had planned to have him do some work for me, but it is still on the back burner.
  
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