Great thread Canvasback! I'm looking forward to the next installment. Similar to your Daly, Dewey Vicknair recently repaired the forend wood on my Daly. He did a tremendous job fixing the repairs of a gunsmith without his (or Claudio's) talents. Link -
https://vicknairgunsmithing.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-20-gauge-daly-ble.html