Custom Stocks for Springers
- Thread starter Deadeye Dick
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I bought a CS700 from Custom Stocks LTD, starting price is about 220 pounds, total price depends on what options are added. Shipping was 40 pounds to MI. So with no options 260 pounds plus whatever the exchange rate is at the time. I love mine, put a HW98 into it.
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There are very few makers left, one it’s labor intensive, the time involved is not worth the hourly rates..
Two, good wood isn’t cheap … I could never do a stock for under $500. With cheap wood.
Finishing alone takes a month at least to do a true sand in oil finish … let alone checker it. .
Steve Corcoran from WOODS AND WATER used to make some nice sporters.
Macarri sells a FWB 124 Now and then. Occasionally
in the UK air guns are taken seriously as they have strong firearm laws. They pride a custom stock and do a lot of CNC work for them
www.scstocksandgrips.com
Two, good wood isn’t cheap … I could never do a stock for under $500. With cheap wood.
Finishing alone takes a month at least to do a true sand in oil finish … let alone checker it. .
Steve Corcoran from WOODS AND WATER used to make some nice sporters.
Macarri sells a FWB 124 Now and then. Occasionally
in the UK air guns are taken seriously as they have strong firearm laws. They pride a custom stock and do a lot of CNC work for them
Airgunstocks: Claro Walnut gunstocks for discerning airgunners
Airgun Stocks: We duplicate gunstocks in your wood or ours from your master or ours. We specialize in fancy grades of Claro, Bastogne, and English walnut.
www.airgunstocks.com
Crosman Grips | Steve Corcoran Airgun Stocks and Grips |
Custom Stocks and Grips for Airguns. Crosman, FX, Daystate, Thomas, HW, RWS, Benjamin, Hammerli, FWB
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could a guy just take his stock off and re-stain/re-finish the wood and then put it back on?Been thinking of doing so...but I only have 1 slinger with a wood stock
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Absolutely. Before and after. Beechwood is difficult to do though.
Been thinking of doing so...but I only have 1 slinger with a wood stock
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now I'm debating on what to do
Notice Macarri and Corcoran don't use old fashioned BLO techniques. It's not necessary IMO.There are very few makers left, one it’s labor intensive, the time involved is not worth the hourly rates..
Two, good wood isn’t cheap … I could never do a stock for under $500. With cheap wood.
Finishing alone takes a month at least to do a true sand in oil finish … let alone checker it. .
Steve Corcoran from WOODS AND WATER used to make some nice sporters.
Macarri sells a FWB 124 Now and then. Occasionally
in the UK air guns are taken seriously as they have strong firearm laws. They pride a custom stock and do a lot of CNC work for them
Airgunstocks: Claro Walnut gunstocks for discerning airgunners
Airgun Stocks: We duplicate gunstocks in your wood or ours from your master or ours. We specialize in fancy grades of Claro, Bastogne, and English walnut.www.airgunstocks.com
Crosman Grips | Steve Corcoran Airgun Stocks and Grips |
Custom Stocks and Grips for Airguns. Crosman, FX, Daystate, Thomas, HW, RWS, Benjamin, Hammerli, FWB
Macarri uses his own RLO and Corcoran uses Minwax Antique oil. Both can be completed in a few days.
This Tomahawk stock has a coat of oil stain and only 3 coats of finish. First one sanded in to fill some grain. Edit: No, it was only two coats!
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Custom Stocks say they use lacquer. Sanding sealer I guess. Then they mention "oiling". Can't be BLO finished and delivered so fast.
I'm considering a CS700 for my next HW50
Interesting to me that they use American Walnut.
I wonder if that's where they got the wood for all the walnut Theobens?
I'm considering a CS700 for my next HW50
Interesting to me that they use American Walnut.
I wonder if that's where they got the wood for all the walnut Theobens?
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These four stocks ran me $500-$600 each. Remember that the original stock is worth between $125-$250 depending on which one it is. That helps bring down the price. There are stock makers out there than can easily cost $1500 plus.
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I asked that exact question before I ordered my CS700, their response "Lacquer is used only on Beech, Walnut we use oil. regards"
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oooohhh lord.e those are sweet
I emailed Custom Stock UK to inquire what they use and they replied “Danish Oil.”
It was a nonspecific answer as there are many different Danish oils with different ingredients that give different results.
I also wonder if they make the factory stocks fro Air Arms. The CS500 is very very similar to the AA that I have. The photo above is my AA in poplar, but it wears walnut now.
Both seemed dry so I fretted over which Danish oil, but settled on Macarri London Oil and am really please with the finish. Not a fan of shiny.
It was a nonspecific answer as there are many different Danish oils with different ingredients that give different results.
I also wonder if they make the factory stocks fro Air Arms. The CS500 is very very similar to the AA that I have. The photo above is my AA in poplar, but it wears walnut now.
Both seemed dry so I fretted over which Danish oil, but settled on Macarri London Oil and am really please with the finish. Not a fan of shiny.
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I am doing one right now where just the blank cost me $1500. I'll let you all know how I like it when I get it back
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That wood is not American walnut of any sorts..I’ve owned many of them and sold each one( the stock only) as I replaced them with my own.. Webley used some over seas wood, that unless filled pulled the snot out of your beard .. As for finishing, you can’t get the proper finish in three days.
If you want to get the chatoyance of the woods potential..its not a oil sealed sand in.. it’s much more complicated. Unless your lucky enough to have worked with the stock makers of the 70‘s .. you just won’t get it.. A true glass finish with pores microscopically filled ,yet satin sheen..
This is a $1500 fiddleback exhibition Claro blank I did ,15 years back. Sealer IS SPAR varnish/ spirits/ first 3 coats.. Then Spar/turps/tunge oil blend . When complete glassed over and pores filled, the fun starts. Dry sand down with 320/400 to remove most surface finish, leaving big pores filled. Wet sanding of tunge oil blends starts and the slurry fills micro pores and grain giving the start of the color. This transpires several times wiping the slurry less and less. With paper towel or burlap .. Then it’s 400 with wet oil to smooth over and dry wipe, depending on wood could be 4 to five times. Each coat needing at least 12 hrs to dry and fall INTO the wood.. Now it’s palm rub time.. another 4 to 5 times.. drying each time.. After you get the deep stare into the wood look and any figure pops like a 3 d (chatoyance) cats eye . You let it sit 1 week..
your close but not there yet.
Time for rotten stone and oil to even smooth it all together.. then the final coat is BLO . Then you maintain it with BLO EVERY NOW AND then. If your working on it every day it’s usually 30 days…
oh yeah.. Checkering.. have to wait 30 days minimum after finishing to make sure woods stabilized and hardened so you don’t get fuzzy diamonds. Another long expensive ordeal..
THIS WILL GIVE YOU A WEATHERPROOF wood stock that will not warp or crack . Pending your wood was properly aged and ready..
Ps ..for the record ,I wouldn’t put Macarri oil on my dogs house…
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Very nice. I certainly do not have the patience for what you describe though the results sure look good. Your process is what is described on Macarri’s site . I am not doing all that and I am fine with it.
After all that, I would not be able to use the gun.
And as far as your dog house, I would never keep a dog outside. I am very pleased with the results, and I am the only one that needs to be.
You sure sound like and expert, but your tone sure is snobbish…Good day.
After all that, I would not be able to use the gun.
And as far as your dog house, I would never keep a dog outside. I am very pleased with the results, and I am the only one that needs to be.
You sure sound like and expert, but your tone sure is snobbish…Good day.
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Stock making is a dying art. Your remark, ”snobbish” exemplifies it.. No insult felt but it’s why many talented guys got out of it.. The air gun industry is full of Mediocratites. , oh that’s good enough for me, that cost to much.. I wouldn't waste that much time…
What you call snobbish, I call , integrity, and loyalty to the knowledge and protection of the years garnered of it..
I was polite and recommended two guys, good ones to.. I responded to KWK ABOUT THE SIMPLE NESS OF A 3 day finish job.. if it sounded snobbish my apologies.. sardonic, maybe
.oh yeah to those who asked.. I’d rather do three walnut stocks twice than one beech stock..
unless you know dyes and have spray equipment. It’s blotch city..
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