Kutter THANKS! There is a some useful stuff there. Lots of it actually. Particularly, that some handles can use other heads.

I have been trying to figure out if Brownells tools are still being made. So far, I can't find any currently for sale.

The more I look at that Marlin stock the more I have to agree, it was not professional but I thought it was at first. The butt is much better than the forearm and even that has issues. I sort of like the more amateurish carvings sometimes - call them folk art I guess. I did some careful measuring of the lever in the photos and then scaled it to the image on the screen to measure the lines right at 10 lpi. (with some variation where they aren't straight).

I enjoy trying new things and even in the trying to prepare for new things. In this case hunting down tools might be harder than it was to find a square-bolt Marlin 1895 rifle. But I have all winter - at least.

How bad the butchery becomes, only time will tell. smile

Brent

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