I am in the process of refinishing the stock of an AyA 4/53 (built around 1970), and I used oak dowels to fill the holes in the buttstock in order to attach a new leather covered pad.

My question is whether I have potentially caused a splitting problem by not using Walnut to fill the holes. As I understand it, oak should have less swelling than Walnut, so it should be alright, shouldn't it?






Jim