Having got the new ebony grip cap made for my 400 I had to cut the walnut one off.

It took a little time to file the saw cut back to the stock wood and make it flat for the new cap but once that was done I made new brass dowels and got it epoxied into place.

A trim up of the stock wood with needle files and fine paper had things reconciled again. I had made the new cap a couple of thou smaller so the stockwood could be blended back into the cap dimensions.

Am pleased I decided to change things as I like the contrast of the new cap. The plain caps had been used initially because the original BSA 375x2 1/2 had a grade of finish without a cap but I had wanted to protect the end grain and had done the 400 the same but being able to get the ebony changed my mind before I had gone too far.