<HTML>In a message dated 2/23/02 9:57:10 AM Central Standard Time, markmilo@znet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I looked at the thing from about twenty minutes, opened it, closed it, looked from the top, bottom, sides, pulled, pushed, tugged -- I couldn't get the !!*%$(#*!!!! thing out.  So no chance to practise my skills on the action.  Frustrating!   A learning experience, but not exactly the one  I had envisioned. Any advice about removing the fallboard without resorting to a chainsaw or plastique (tempting approaches yesterday) would be much appreciated. Mickey Kessler </BLOCKQUOTE> Mickey The chain saw is going to make too much noise and dust. The palstique, on the other hand, might be the choice of weapons, but you have to make sure you know where to put the explosive, in order for it to do the most good. But before you get too excited about blowing up the Wheelock, look on the sides of the fall board, with it about half way up. On the sides you will find two screws holding a metal bar. Remove the screws, and the fall board will lift right out. Wim </HTML>