I can certainly appreciate the skill that is required to inlet a sidelock to the standards that SDH and other top tier stockers adhere to. Having inletted one (and only one) myself, during building a longrifle, I have a much greater appreciation for the best work.

As I recall I spent somewhere around 16 hours doing this. I knew what the best work was supposed to look like, I just was incapable of achieving it. I left the inlet unstained intentionally, and sealed it with shellac.



This is the lock that rests in that hole.



SRH

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