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Followup on the acetone soak of the stock: The Acraglass did let go, it got real soft first. The stock's in the alcohol now. The aluminum turkey roaster worked somewhat, it was difficult to seal it well enough, the acetone was down to a quart or so after a week and a half. I'm not disappointed in th...

If it were me I'd walk away.

Thanks for the suggestions, Stan. What was the source for the pad in that photo? I like the looks of it. How long is too long to leave a stock in the Acetone and then the Denatured Alcohol? I dried it with the cornstarch when the head by the lever was splitting at the annular rings... The Acraglasse...

WOW! Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge! I had tried it this way... I found when you left this gun in a hot car, it would soon get wet from the oil coming out of the wood. So, I got a black contractor's trash bag and a box of cornstarch. I put the stock head in the cornstarch in the corner ...

Another question RE: 1913 Sterlingworth: What's the best way to dry the oil out of the head of the stock?
Mine is SOAKED.
Thanks
JohnC IND

Greetings and thanks for a great site! I have a 1913-vintage 12 Gauge Sterlingworth that came to me years ago with a rotten old Hawkins recoil pad that didn't fit on board. It was obviously off of a smaller gun. The butt of the stock is cut in a curve, as in it isn't a flat plane. Is this curved sur...