Adding an inch to a butt stock question

[John Joseph]

The next step in making my circa 1915 Sterlingworth a shooter will be lengthening an already shortened butt stock.
With the Pachmayer white line pad that's on it, I'll need at least a full additional inch.
Any tips on how to do this so it will look esthetically pleasing?
I'm thinking maybe a leather lace up to cover the additional spacers.

[Silvers]

Here's a Fox with a > 1" extension that was glued and screwed into place, then sanded and with faux mineral streaking to match up with the buttstock. Afterwards it was spot refinished/blended into the original varnish. This Fox had been owned by a somewhat noted gent and I wanted to retain its original stock which had been cut. The spacer is a scrap piece of thinshell walnut. Just shows what can be done.

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[John Joseph]

Wow that's pretty impressive work!

[Fin2Feather]

Mark Larson can make the splice totally disappear.

[Foxnut]

Frank, FintoFeather,
Both are great examples of what can be done. Some great wood craftsmanship!

[eightbore]

Mark Larson charges a pretty penny for his work, but it is appreciated by those who choose to use his services.

[67galaxie]

Mark does amazing work. Well worth the money

[eightbore]

Have you added up all the services he requires to complete the job from scratch? What total did you come up with?

[Stan Hillis]

Bill, according to his website (rates charged), he will add an extension and blend it in with grain enhancement on both the buttstock and forend, to match, for $750.

SRH

[Silvers]

Just a short comment here and I'll be quiet. Over the past few years I've looked at a high grade Syracuse Lefever that's on display and For Sale ongoing at one of the larger SxS events. The stock has an extension, attributed to a gent who's recognized for that type work, and while the wood grain matching is excellent the transition area looks odd and it's obvious when you handle the gun that a spacer had been added, and it detracts greatly imo. I don't know when the spacer work had been done and maybe it's an age thing. The Lefever doesn't look like it was hunted since that work.

Net, when getting a spacer added "your mileage may vary".

frank

[eightbore]

Good comment, Frank. In my opinion, a perfect Mark Larson job is meant to be invisible at the time of the gun's resale, at least in some cases. I don't know whether that's good or bad.