Small piece of walnut

[migrant hunter]

I'm refinishing a Remington 721, and it has a chip missing off the toe of the stock. Where would a guy look for a small piece of walnut like that?

 

[TedNugent]

It's a bit of a longshot, but if you can send me some pictures, I'll have my Dad look through his stash and see if he can find something close.

 

[wheaty]

Check around your local area for a seniors wood working club.
Most of the wood clubs have boxes of old walnut bits and pieces of different types and colours .
A friendly HI and what do I owe you will get you a chunk of walnut at no charge...
Been there and done it ...

 

[vagrantviking]

Would it be possible to take a piece from the inside of the barrel channel or under the butt plate?
Might be difficult to get a big enough piece but it's likely to your best match.

 

[hickstick_10]

Pen turning blanks.

Failing that just go to windsor plywood and buy a board foot, not like it will be expensive.

 

[RRH.01]

Our local Windsor plywood has walnut stock blanks in rough butt and fore end sections, labeled as gun stock blanks. I believe the bin had $6/lb marked on it. If you have one locally I’d try there of something similar.

 

[Meroh]

I likely have something; send me a message with the size of piece you are looking for.

 

[slug]

I likely have something; send me a message with the size of piece you are looking for.

Ditto, here.

 

[CoonT]

ditto here.

 

[QM 8687]

This is why I was advised years ago to keep scrap hunks from old stocks. Even little slivers are needed at times.

 

[hunter5425]

A gunsmith might have some kicking around from shortening stocks

 

[Falconflyer]

Lots of good suggestions here but you could try Black Forest Wood Products in Calgary. I haven't been there in years but they used to carry a lot of small craft wood pieces.

 

[G.E.FLACH]

If you could post a good picture of it i could send you a few pieces that may match

 

[guntech]

Matching the color is hard to do... matching the line of the grain is just as important. Tricky to make them both work.

 

[The Kurgan]

Chris Griesbach shortened the stock on my Brno Effect single shot. He might have the cutting kicking around, or might have something else you could use. He's one province over from you in Three Hills, AB.

 

[CoonT]

Buddy dropped off a large yard tree last fall. The variety of grain and colour is all over the place, plus it's hard as bloody rock. My poor little mill could barely handle it.


OP, post a pic of the size and shape. It's easy enough to go grab an assortment of chunks of different grain orientations and colours, densities ect.



And please let us know when you get sorted out.

 

[Randy B]

Vagrant Viking told you your best option!!
Take a dremel tool and carve a piece out our the barrel channel or from under the butt plate.. I have used this method personally and it was a super fix..

 

[quinnbrian]

I always keep old ... leftover stocks...finding a new piece of wood that “looks like a 100 years old” piece, is ( I think ) easier then finding a new piece...LE sporter stocks..Stevens favourite, markman....and what ever else there is in the pile. A lot of Gunsmith will keep broken stock too... you just never know! Maybe start there?
Cheers
Brian

 

[shatthatkilledelvis]

look up your local millwork/cabinet shop or furniture makers. Walnut is quite popular and they likely have a garbage bin full of ample sized pieces they may let you rummage through.

 

[migrant hunter]

So finally got around to it. I wanted to match the colour, so I used an oscillating saw and a chisel to remove a piece under the barrel. I glued it on and then sanded it over a sheet of paper. I then mixed some glue in with the sawdust and smeared it on. I'm pretty happy with it, so thanks to all for their input.