And it's somehow your job to challenge other posters? Why can't you give others credit for having the intelligence to be able to winnow the wheat from the chaff themselves? Most gunsmiths realize that stock finishing has been a topic that there has never been agreement on since the caveman first refinished his club. Besides what does it matter if someone messes up refinishing his stock? No one will get hurt and a lesson learned by trial and error is one that is long remembered. Let it go and move on to more important topics, you have knowledge and experience and can make valuable contributions in the gunsmithing area if you'd do it in an unchallenging non-combative way. Don't make an adversarial challenge to gunsmithing methods in every post you read. Sorry, I don't recall meeting you.
It is any and everyone's job to challenge bad advice and prevent someone from screwing up their own work. Period! If they knew how to do something they would not likely be asking advice.
I seriously disagree with the notion that screwing up someone else's work is just a "lesson learned" and pretend the World is nothing but rainbows, unicorns, and cotton candy clouds.
I am surprised you do not remember me... we spoke several times... and Rick Bin was there.
