To Mark:
Would you mind posting a ballpark figure for a job like Daryl's or does each one require its own estimate? I love that piece of work!
Thank you,
Jim, a very general ballpark figure would be in the $250-$400 range. It all depends on how much original finish has to be removed, how large the blended area is, how much refinishing is necessary, whether or not disassembly and repair of the stock is required, etc. On Daryl's gun, I didn't have to remove that much original finish, so I was able to get by with refinishing and blending just to the checkering line, which saved quite a bit of time. He sent the forend as well, which helped in matching color and finish. I have also repaired a few stocks that were in 2-3 pieces and then used this method to cover the dark crack lines, although not in the checkered areas unfortunately. I am buying some checkering tools today to see if I can find a way around this problem. Here are a couple pics of a void repair on a belgian hammer gun I did a couple weeks ago:
Before:
After:
