Making Stocks?
- Thread starter FluckigM
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Very nice! Lots of those pictures remind me of the past few weeks on mine, also a practice piece from the finest glued together stock blank available at Home Depot.
Here's where I'm at right now.
Still needs some shaping and sanding. The angle of the grip cap area kinda bugs me too.
Gonna try to stain it black and yellow.......
I really like how yours came out, with the grain orientation it reminds me of a laminate stock.
Here's where I'm at right now.
Still needs some shaping and sanding. The angle of the grip cap area kinda bugs me too.
Gonna try to stain it black and yellow.......
I really like how yours came out, with the grain orientation it reminds me of a laminate stock.
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Very nice work!
I am in the process of making a "Buckthorn" grip and cheek-piece for my Impact.
Fun projects to do - surprised more people aren't into making stocks.
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Well, I got the grip area hogged out and decided to stipple and dye it as well. Since the 300s stock was a big inspiration for this one, decided it just fit.
I still lack some overall sanding, shaping of the cheek piece, and then staining/final finish.
I still lack some overall sanding, shaping of the cheek piece, and then staining/final finish.
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Please post a photo of the buckthorn stock if you have the time. I’d like to see how it came out.
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Buckthorn is full of knots and twists and it's hard to get a large enough piece to work with as it's rarely bigger that 4 inches in diameter. But it's a very hard wood that takes a beautiful polish that shows deep, moving highlights that seem to glow. For reference, it's similar to work as Osage but has a golden orange color (instead of yellow).
With all the character in Buckthorn I make most of my slingshots from it.
Here is the picture you requested...
Cheers!
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Thanks, it came out well. There is a lot of Buckthorn out here in the Midwest (Minneapolis, MN area) but like you said it’s not very thick and very thorny.
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I make what I call "firewood stocks" with small pieces of wood, cut cross the grain, glued together to make the stock blank. I have a bunch of buckthorn (as well as maple, cherry and elm) cut for that purpose waiting to become stocks.
I wrote a 6 part guest blog for Pyramyd Air on the process a while ago. Here's a link to Part 6 that has links to the other parts if you're curious...
DIY Rifle Stock – Part 6 | Blog | Pyramyd AIR
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Today's report is Part 6 of reader Vana’s excellent report on stock making. This is the completion of his very thorough report on stockmaking. If you'd like to write a guest post for this blog, please email me. And now, over to you, Hank. Part 1 Part 2
www.pyramydair.com
Cheers!
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Thanks. I appreciate your responses. I came across your guest blog a month or so ago. I love the approach. At the moment I am adapting a HW50 stock. When I am done with that I plan to use your blog as a guide to make a stock for a HW95 I recently acquired. I have a Dewalt table saw that looks identical to the one in your blog. I have in mind a kind of chunky FWB thumb hole stock. As a left-hander with more time than money this seems like a fun project.I make what I call "firewood stocks" with small pieces of wood, cut cross the grain, glued together to make the stock blank. I have a bunch of buckthorn (as well as maple, cherry and elm) cut for that purpose waiting to become stocks.
I wrote a 6 part guest blog for Pyramyd Air on the process a while ago. Here's a link to Part 6 that has links to the other parts if you're curious...
DIY Rifle Stock – Part 6 | Blog | Pyramyd AIR
by Tom Gaylord Writing as B.B. Pelletier Today's report is Part 6 of reader Vana’s excellent report on stock making. This is the completion of his very thorough report on stockmaking. If you'd like to write a guest post for this blog, please email me. And now, over to you, Hank. Part 1 Part 2www.pyramydair.com
Cheers!
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Just stuff from the local hardware store bins. Threaded inserts in the wood, bolts, washers, and I can't think of the name for the cylindrical pieces right now, sorry.
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I would think a "my own Apple wood " stock would be very cool . The only problem would be the cracking/drying home process long wait time (maybe two years ?)
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Years ago, back in the late 50's while in jr. high I made a stock set for one of the old lever action Daisy target model BB guns out of fir. If I remember correctly the plastic stock had cracked. My rear buttstock looked nice, but I was never satisified with the looks of the forearm.
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Very cool artistry!And pistol stocks, so little wood needed.
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