time for an update, I wasn't surprised,but the stock began to move back to it's original position and it took
two more cycles of boiling and bending before I got it to where I wanted it and where it seemed comparatively stable.
I had planned to add a steel stiffener to the forend. I took a section of 3/8" square stock and milled it to a T shape.
Then I milled a corresponding slot in the forend.
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/HL5czU0.jpg)
Here is what the forend looks like with the stiffener in place
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/2DJfkur.jpg)
then I coated the sides and bottom of the stiffener with Acraglas and pressed it into the slot using a section of barrel from a trench gun project and rubber tubing to apply pressure.
![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/yuB9XWk.jpg)
I hope tomorrow or the next day to put more Acraglas into the barrel channel.
Thanks so much for the advice and the stories of family, in these uncertain times, it is great to be reminded that there are still good people out there.
PhysDoc