Damascus that was what I expected to be doing but where the front 1/4 of the fracture is it is all so thin from the action inletting and holes for the pin and safety interceptor that no part is much more than 4-5 mm, thinner in some areas than that. If this blank was really dense with decent grain flow in the wrist area it would have been ok. Given the burled, softer than pine or balsa wood blank any repair is iffy. This blank would have been ok for a smallbore double but on a 12 it is a disaster waiting to happen.
So to fix it right I either have to head up a new grip and do a butt graft or restock it completely. And since I bought it for the stock as much as for the gun I think it needs a little graft. I hope to get the wrist area glued back together next week or two to preserve what I have and to use for a pattern for duplication. I foresee many hours of thinking why did I start this again thoughts.
