Repairing a Duffle Cut Stock

Rifle stocks were commonly duffle cut when they were brought back from overseas during World War II. A duffle cut is when the fore end of the stock was cut off, typically underneath a barrel band, with the intention of making the stock short enough to fit in a GI duffle bag. Stateside, the rifles were reassembled and most duffle cuts were not repaired at all. Others, like in the video were repaired poorly, with glue and nails. I show how to properly repair a duffle cut stock, so that it does not come apart during firing of the rifle.

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00:00 What is a duffle cut?
01:12 Starting the repair
02:03 Mortises
04:16 Tenon
05:54 Gluing
07:07 Results