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Waste not, Want not!!! You fixed it with what you had and kept shooting!!!

This thread has reminded me of a book I read many years ago entitled Alex Stewart: Portrait of a Pioneer. Stewart was born and raised in the poorest region of America at the time, near Knoxville, TN in the Appalachian mountains. He was recognized before he died as a Living National Treasure, and honored as such in articles and other writings, such as the book. The book itself is a treasure and will absolutely cause any reasonable person to see their station in life in a different light, and be more thankful for it. I read it when I was in my 40s and it transformed many aspects of my life of farming. I would highly suggest anyone who has not read it to order a copy and spend the time digesting it. I feel so strongly about this that I will make an offer to buy back anyone's copy who ordered it and doesn't think it is worth $15. Then I will personally give it to a another friend.

Stewart was the most resourceful man I ever heard of, and the hardest working. His motto was "PATCH IT UP AND WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO OR DO WITHOUT". Our throw-away culture bugs me, and partly because of the life of Alex Stewart.

https://www.amazon.com/Alex-Stewart-Joh ... 148&sr=1-1

along those lines,among the pile of handmade quilts at my grandmothers' house was a red ,blue and natural cotton colored blanket .her mother,my great grandmother,planted the cotton,picked the cotton,hand deseeded the cotton,spun cotton into thread,dyed the thread and wove the thread into a blanket.that story has always made me greatful and humble.

My grandparents grew up during the GD and the stories they told.

You must be young!! My parents were adults during the Great Depression!! My father always said it wasn't his fault as he voted for Al Smith against Hoover.

Stan, ran across video of Alex Stewart book being read aloud on youtube. very enjoyable and fascinating.those people were resourceful and had grit. so much history is being lost as they die out.i look forward to buying that book,thanks for that recommendation,regards fred ps i was shocked i watched for over one and a half hours and completely lost track of time double ps have you had that beautiful river rocket out on the water,be safe in that thing especially if you are out this holiday weekend

Frank: You should have "timed" the screws before you took the pictured. What did the other side look like?

Ralph, actually the B was cracked only on the side with the aluminum splice piece, and I considered restoring myself by acraglassing the crack and filling in with a piece of walnut but when I took her apart I found that the repair gent had cut out the "draw surface" for the overly large cross-bolt. Difficult to replace that wood trapezoid and have it hold up under recoil. Here's a collage of pics with the third one showing a comparison with a Fox stock on the left with its trapezoid intact. I had her restocked by a then up and coming stocker who did a decent job. The nose of the comb wasn't quite Foxy enough to my eye and from other newer pics I've seen he's gotten it right since then. The last two pics show the B Fox after stocking and out on a sporting course along with my regular shooting gang. frank
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Looks nice in the rack.

Frank, Thank you for photos, I think you made the right decision with a new stock. That crack was bigger than I thought it would be.

There's just something about B/BE grades that pulls at me.

Stan Hillis wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 6:55 am There's just something about B/BE grades that pulls at me.

They are my Fav. Would love to find a 30" 20.

DarylC wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 9:33 pm

Stan Hillis wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 6:55 am There's just something about B/BE grades that pulls at me.

They are my Fav. Would love to find a 30" 20.

Or a 32, I mean, as long as we're wishing ...............

The 32-inch Gough style BE-Grade 20-gauge surfaced here in Washington State some years back, but I was up in Kodiak, AK, at the time. Marshfellow can tell the story if he likes.

Knowing Marshfellow like I do, I suspect that he owns that B 20 now.