Ding-ding-ding--- and just like that, Princess SKB, Pavlov's dumbest non-binary dog is once again triggered into rolling in the mud.
Princess Stevie, I even triggered you into changing your Tagline photo to a picture of a crude stock bending jig. Maybe it's your jig, and maybe it belongs to a real gunsmith that you subcontract stock bending jobs to. Very impressive.
Well actually, there are plenty of photos of nicer stock bending jigs to be found on the internet... along with detailed information on the process. YouTube videos too. Nothing complicated, difficult, or esoteric to see here. Men have been bending wood for thousands of years. To date, I haven't had to bend any of my gunstocks, and I don't do work for others because I am not employed as a professional gunsmith. But I'd confidently say I know a whole lot more about your profession than you know about mine. And we sure aren't seeing any Dewey Vicknair or CJO level work from you.
I do have one straight grip H Grade Lefever with very little drop for a vintage gun, and I seriously doubt it could be bent enough to make it fit me well. Original DAH is around 1 3/8". But if I did decide to try, I certainly wouldn't rely on a tutorial from you when I've already learned the process from other sources that don't tell lies about their actual experience... as you did when you told us about etching Damascus barrels with a ridiculously strong solution of ferric chloride for an equally ridiculously long 45 seconds. Anyone who has actually done it immediately knew you were just making shit up, and had no actual experience.
See your Post #76837 where you told everyone about your etching:
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=77129&page=1Once again, we see that you like to just make things up to try to impress us. If you had ever actually tried etching with a 14.5% ferric chloride solution for 45 seconds in mid 60's temps, you would immediately know it would remove whatever rust finish you had acquired. The backpedaling you did to cover your lie was hilarious.
Maybe now you are just hoping to drum up a little stock bending business by using this Forum for more Free Tagline Advertising.
I myself would never employ the services of a gunsmith who proudly supports anti-gun Democrats like Joe Biden, as you have done. Just my opinion. For a one-off job, I'd probably just use the safer and simpler method of clamping the gun to a sturdy workbench, remove the trigger guard, wrap the wrist in a cloth soaked with peanut or linseed oil, and apply infrared heat lamps to slowly bring the wood temperature up to around 180° F to soften the lignin and cellulose in the wrist (checking with my temperature gun as to not overheat and possibly damage the finish). Then I'd apply a bag of lead shot to the butt to provide the pressure to make the bend, and keep checking until I had a bit more bend than I needed to allow for spring back. Then remove the heat source and maintain bending force until completely cooled. That simple method is much less likely to crack a stock than applying screw force in a bending jig. It isn't the rocket science you make things out to be. The skill and talent required is minimal, and the total cost for materials is less than shipping a gun one-way, with no risk of shipping damage or loss.
Funny how you make lame-ass excuses about not rolling in the mud when it comes to saying whether you pay Dave the $12.00 fees for each and every sale resulting from your Free Tagline Advertising. But you easily find the time to change your Tagline Photo and do more mud rolling. I'd love to hear what you charge guys for some of these simple tasks that don't even come close to the skilled work we see here from real gunsmiths, and some amateurs.
Here's a novel idea... how about changing your Tagline Photo to a cancelled check for all of the $12.00 fees for sales resulting from the Free Advertising you do here? You wouldn't want guys thinking you are using Dave's Forum to promote your own For-Profit ventures without paying... and letting other honorable guys subsidize your little business. Or maybe you feel that entitled.
