This image is of an LC Smith Field Featherweight I bought. The old repair material was degrading, and finish was bad so it's been cleaned with an acetone soak and I gently picked out the old substance with an exacto knife. There is a rod the spans the void, and the void will not close.
I am not an expert, nor can I afford to hire one. The curve of the crack makes me think that a wood sliver insert is unlikely and I need to fill and bond with an epoxy. I do have a nicely matching scrap of material to make sawdust from, and I am wondering if a sawdust/epoxy mixture is the way to go, or is there another path realistic to take.
The gun is my first sidelock, which I want to shoot. It has other issues and is not a clean collector gun.
Last edited by B. Graham; 10/27/15 08:03 PM.
