The photos are now moved over from the other thread .

The concept is simple enough. The skill to make it work is a tad bit more complex. My point is that a broken wrist is common and good repairs can be made. It would be nice if all blanks had a straight grain wrist area free of any internal defects and nobody ever used anything else --- and there were no "fat labs." Reality is that there will be broken wrists and they will be repaired. Properly done, they will be stronger than when they started.

Value? Well, we are still sorting out how to value sleeved barrels and Teague lined barrels as well (both are better/stronger than original).