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I raised a dent in a set of Damascus barrels for a member here that looked like they'd been slammed in a car door. It had a pretty sharp crease and the dent was deep enough to cause the barrel set to bend. I borescoped the inside to see if there were any visible cracks before raising the dent. Of course there wasn't, the metal is very malleable. I ended up having to put the barrel set in a hydraulic press to straighten them after raising the dent.
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I saw the crease in the first pic. Looks like it was no fun getting it out.
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Doug's fame, and clientele, continue to grow. Not to be outdone by James' dents, here is my next challenge for Doug: 
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Doug's very good, Mike but when did he start engraving and proof testing? Haha!
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Doug, You have great skill with metal as demonstrated in this thread. But: "For Utah Shotgunner who posted on page two, that based on his observations from photo one, there were no creases with these dents and the repair was probably 'easy'....I have some major news for this bloke." When I saw the picture of the dents, I didn't doubt this thread would be about repairing them.
As bad as they looked (and were)there were no creases or edges to the dents. So removing them was eminently doable, if not easy.
It has been a long, long time, but I can remember similar threads in the days of gunshop.com and some of the now gone oldtimers. Your reading comprehension is terrible. This 'bloke' clearly used the word 'not' in front of 'easy'. You take a comment meant as complimentary as an opportunity to be negative. Is your hide thinner than the barrels you work on?
Last edited by Utah Shotgunner; 09/27/15 03:46 PM. Reason: Added quote for clarification.
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The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia
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Beautiful work Doug. You should feel very proud. That's a reward that lasts as long as that gun will be around.
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Very fine job Doug ,best quality
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Great looking job. I bet you are smiling now James!
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