When I went to GS school we were taught to cut a shallow spiral around the dowel.

That is the best explanation and completion of stock wrist reinforcement I have seen on You Tube. The care, experience and enthusiasm of the presenter are great to behold. Thank you so much! Perry P., SoCal.

Am I the only one that has a scratch pad to take few notes while learning ?

Working on fixing some hairline cracks in an 1897 winchester stock.  Thanks for the tips.  You are a beast. God bless sir

This was such a crystal clear, no nonsense presentation. Just excellent... thanks for taking such care in the work so we can learn the "right" way!

Great instructional, big help. I Love those 45/70 winchesters. Thank you for putting this together

A good trick to use on wood dowels, is to pinch  them along it's length  creating long  grooves where the glue/epoxy can  get into the make the  fix stronger.  That threaded rod is a good idea too.

That is is great repair.  Never ceases to amaze how much can be saved by those with the skill and know how.  I am absolutely jealous of “John” having such a sweet 1886 in 45/70!  Happy trails to you as well and enjoy that rifle John.

As a carpenter who owns a variety of laser line levels, it came to me I could set up a line laser on the side  and one above to keep the drill bit straight as it goes in. I don't trust my aiming skills with that long of a bit... haha. You make a great instructional video. I think I can apply what I have learned watching in a Miroku shotgun I own that has crack in the same place. Thanks very much

Always nice after a hard days work to lay down and watch one of your videos.

Thanks Mark, gotta love the old Winchesters !

Thanks Mark. Love to learn from you. Your channel is creating a library with a wealth of knowledge we wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise. Keep up the great work and see you next time.

Another excellent  video coach. And a nice repurposing use of a udder needle.

keep up the good work, with your quality videos, the channel will become huge I'm sure.

Fantastic old rifle!

Thanks hombre! I have everything but the mill and I can proceed with confidence. I've watched many other aside shows about this same procedure. Yours is the most trustworthy in my opinion. Great job!

Great video , I've done similar repairs and something that really helps is the use of dowels with grooves , like somebody mentioned below, because on top of making it stronger it also helps the air to come out of the drilled hole when inserting the dowel i also clean the hole with some compressed air before inserting the dowel , i just use the kind that comes in a bottle used to clean keyboards . thanks for your videos

Great Video! I sure like watching how you fixed up the 86. The wood dowels will definately make the stock alot more sturdy. I've used them in the past. I liked how you even stained them. Perfect touch! Thank you for posting!!

Spin the 1/4" all thread backwards! Yep!

Another great job on another great rifle. All the best.