Vintage stock - is this a rescue or possibly making it worse?

[Forrest Stocks]

I hear you that me taking a go will not live up to what a real pro could accomplish. But not sure a professional checking job would look right on a rifle in this time frame. I have hear it said that in the 1920-30’s checking was given to apprentices who weren’t exactly artists of the day? If you look at the current checkering you find a job that looks a bit amateurish? I may spend more time doing this job than the original checkerer and may actually be more in the ballpark of the original? There is the other side of me that says leave it be.

Craig Petty is superb at the job and he will listen to what you would like from it. He's a great bloke to deal with and very helpful. His work is fantastic. Even with the lines present and correct tools, it's easy to go off course and double line/over cut etc in places. I don't know if that helps? Either way, it'd be nice to see it when done. Hope you get on ok with it and enjoy it if you decide to do it yourself likewise. Best wishes. T

[45flint]

Craig Petty is superb at the job and he will listen to what you would like from it. He's a great bloke to deal with and very helpful. His work is fantastic. Even with the lines present and correct tools, it's easy to go off course and double line/over cut etc in places. I don't know if that helps? Either way, it'd be nice to see it when done. Hope you get on ok with it and enjoy it if you decide to do it yourself likewise. Best wishes. T

Decided to put it on my sale table at the next two airguns shows as is. If it doesn’t sell I may go at it?