Recommendations for Stock work/Repairs on a SxS?

I have had some pretty badly broken stocks repaired by forum member CJ Dawe in New Brunswick. He does stock work full time and is very reasonable in price. The last stock he repaired for me was from a 140 year old shotgun and probably wouldn't have been attempted by most as it was in several pieces but Chris did a fantastic job which others can attest to.
He doesn't know it yet but he will be receiving another from me soon. No breaks in it though Chris!
Below are before and after pics of the 140 year old Joseph Lang. It had been repaired improperly many years ago.

 
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I know it's just a mental fart Brian, but Chris is in Newfoundland, not New Brunswick. Unless he moved this month. LOL What are you sending him....the .410?

And I would certainly recommend him. I am sending him a stock next month with a much bigger problem I know he will do a great job of resolving.
 
gunsaholic said:
I have had some pretty badly broken stocks repaired by forum member CJ Dawe in New Brunswick. He does stock work full time and is very reasonable in price. The last stock he repaired for me was from a 140 year old shotgun and probably wouldn't have been attempted by most as it was in several pieces but Chris did a fantastic job which others can attest to.
He doesn't know it yet but he will be receiving another from me soon. No breaks in it though Chris!
Below are before and after pics of the 140 year old Joseph Lang. It had been repaired improperly many years ago.

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Wow....that's some amazing work!

If you wouldn't mind sharing his contact info shoot me a PM.

I took the stock of this AYA this afternoon and the crack looked pretty minor actually but I would like to have it fixed before it becomes an issue.
 
canvasback said:
I know it's just a mental fart Brian, but Chris is in Newfoundland, not New Brunswick. Unless he moved this month. LOL What are you sending him....the .410?

And I would certainly recommend him. I am sending him a stock next month with a much bigger problem I know he will do a great job of resolving.
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Newfoundland--New Brunswick--Potato--Patato!!

Yep, the .410 will be going.
 
Looking at those pieces the thought of repairing that vs making a new stock would make me lean towards making a new one. I cannot imagine there is enough structural integrity once repaired to make anything but a wall hanger? I am not for one second questioning the work, it looks good and he has talent to be able to blend in that many pieces but I cannot imagine using the gun afterward except for the odd shot?

On another note I have an O/U with a hairline crack in need of repair. Looks like this fellow may be the guy to go to!!
 
cjdawe said:
Yes thats my website ...embarrassingly ,it's in long need of an update
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I just want to announce that Chris will be spending the next three months updating his woefully outdated website and won't be able to accept any new work until he finishes stocks for Brian and I......I mean the website!

In all seriousness, interesting comment from the spank. My understanding is that between the use of dowels and modern glues/epoxies, the repaired areas will be stronger than the original wood. So my thoughts move to what is the original wood like. Chris, would you care to weigh in on this subject (I'm thinking in general rather than specifically about Brian's stock)?
 
Mr. ward has an understanding about that particular project,it was drastic for sure but a restock wasn't a financial option at the time,sideplate restocks are not cheap ...and besides , I love a challange !!!.

As to James comment ,if the break is clean and all parts are there, the success is high - there are many variables involved ...being oil soaked really hurts it's not easy to get it all out and they do indeed involve the suitability of the original stock wood and the character of the break .

There are many ways around each particular project ,I'm always willing to work with an understanding customer to try and do whats best for their particular circumstance .

I don't know when I'll ever get to that website ,I guess it means I'm busy ;)

Thanks everyone for the kind words .
Chris
 
the spank said:
Looking at those pieces the thought of repairing that vs making a new stock would make me lean towards making a new one. I cannot imagine there is enough structural integrity once repaired to make anything but a wall hanger? I am not for one second questioning the work, it looks good and he has talent to be able to blend in that many pieces but I cannot imagine using the gun afterward except for the odd shot?

On another note I have an O/U with a hairline crack in need of repair. Looks like this fellow may be the guy to go to!!
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This gun was a case of "what not to expect" when having work done and should be a lessen to anyone looking at having an old gun restored. At the time ,the gun was sent away to have the barrels refinished and some other work done. Well, let's just say there were other unknown issues as well. In the middle of all of this work, play in the wrist of the stock could be detected. So the stock and forearm was sent off to Chris. You can see what was found from the photos. Well, I was fed up with this gun and was now ready to cut my loss and scrap it. Because of other issues, the gun was not worth the price of a stock. Chris decided he wanted to see if he could fix it for the challenge. As you can see he did a super job. How long it will last, who knows, but I have shot it a couple of times. It will not see much use. There was a lot of time spent on this gun by both Chris and Sean McGuire of "Old Guns". I was not charged for a lot of the time spent on this gun as both volunteered a lot of their time because of the circumstances surrounding this gun. My hats go off to them. Where this gun in all likelihood would have been scrapped, there now is a functioning gun and another relic from the past saved from destruction at a cost far less than it should have been.
 
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