Keith
I bought this gun sometime in the early 80's as part of a three gun package deal. I had no interest in the Smith. I wanted a Fox Pin Gun and a Bernardelli . The owner of the guns would only sell them as a package so I became the new owner of the Smith. It has resided in various gun cabinets and safes since then. I came across the Smith a couple weeks ago when doing an annual gun cleaning and began thinking about repairing the wood or selling the gun as a parts gun.
Not sure how the gunsmith did his wood repairs. I never personally used him for any of my work. I'm not even sure if the guy is alive any longer. What I can remember is that he was a local gunsmith that could change parts in your Remington but not much beyond that. He did however do very nice wood finishes at reasonable prices. The problem that was always discussed among shooters in the area was that if this particular gunsmith repaired a crack in the head of the stock it WAS going to crack again in the same spot.
I believed those guys so just put the Smith in the corner and left it there for thirty years.

Maybe I will just sell the gun as a parts gun. I sure don't need it.

Thanks to everyone for their replies.

Dennis