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Just did my first shotgun pad.
I covered the rear of the stock with one layer of scotch tape for the final passes of my sanding block and have (so far) avoided nicking the wood.
How do you deal with the little bit of pad that is the thickness of the tape that remains? It's hard to see, but I know it's there and it bothers me.
Thanks.
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I use masking tape, and sand 1/2 way through. Use 320 grit and oil to lube the paper. On a finished stock its impossible for me to get it perfect, but I can get it very close using this method, within about .002" and thats pretty close.
Steve
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If the stock is finished, you're going to have to take it off the stock to remove any more. Then, it will bother you more if you take a hair too much anywhere. Also, it will bother you more when you take it off and try to line it up perfectly everytime you replace it. I'd just break the knife edge with a light pass of 400 paper and call it good.
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If you are within a few thousands of an inch try removing the pad and very lightly rounding the edge of the pad.It's tough to find a .002 radius by feel.
bill
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I tried the tape method on my first job and wasn't careful enough to avoid going through it in spots. I bought a jig like the B-Square sold by Brownells and have not tried to do one on the gun since, except an unfinished stock. With the jig you can scribe the butt outline or put tape on the front of the pad and cut the stock outline with a sharp exacto knife. Then grind the pad to just touch the edge of the white tape. Whether it's exactly perfect or not, you don't screw up the stock finish. Works for me.
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