Do it yourself Stock making thread

[jpretle]

That is going to be one nice prone stock.

 

[heydogman]

I also have another slab from the same tree that should be arriving today via UPS (Measures: 38"x 10 1/4"x 2 3/4") I believe I will be able to make 2 stocks from it.


I got this piece of walnut for a steal of a deal (about $100 to my door) I got this great deal because it is a small world and I happened upon a gentleman that I didn’t realize I knew... sort of… I found this gentleman selling walnut on Ebay and he had a decent selection of walnut with some figure to it and I saw where is was shipping from, the name of the town caught my eye. This gentleman lives in a tiny town of less than 4000 people in the middle of corn/soybean country in Iowa. As it happens this small town is only minutes from another small town that my mother’s side of the family is from. My great grandfather owned the grain silos and general store back in the 1930’s in this little farm town. So after thinking a bit, I wrote him an email telling him who I knew from around him and asked if he knew anyone with the family name, turns out he knows some of my relatives.

Here is the next blank/blanks I will be getting to work on shortly
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Nice piece of Walnut. I got some of the best Flame Birch I've seen in 40 years. I think I have enough to do a Pembroke table and a laminated benchrest stock. I have 2 glued now, one curly maple and the other wild sycamore. Like the wild stuff, I forgot what it's like to plane straight grain.

 

[CStuck]

Yeah. I know.

I've seen some wood rasp discs for the angle grinder. Any good?

@CStuck

I usually use a 36 grit sanding disk for bulk shaping, then move to a an 80 grit and 120 grit for finalizing shaping. Once the general shape and major angles are cut then move to a palm sander or hand sanding with blocks working finer to finer grit paper.

 

[CStuck]

Pretty much wrapped this build up. Got almost all the parts needed. Figured I show you guys. Still working on the other stocks

 

[jpretle]

'Eye candy', of a different sort.
Very nice.

 

[Bully]

Pretty much wrapped this build up. Got almost all the parts needed. Figured I show you guys. Still working on the other stocks

That looks awesome!

 

[Brp189]

Got inspired after reading post!! Decided to try my own for an F-class rifle.

 

[joshb]

I’m so happy I could do a jig!
Way to go! It’s looking fantastic!

 

[Bully]

Got inspired after reading post!! Decided to try my own for an F-class rifle.

I'm looking forward to seeing the progress. Good luck.

 

[heydogman]

Did my longrifles by hand but thought up this for centerfires. My Freud router quit, Makita is mounted on a lift so in a emergency bought the HF one. It cuts good but you half to make sure it locks square.

 

[heydogman]

Did my longrifles by hand but thought up this for centerfires. My Freud router quit, Makita is mounted on a lift so in a emergency bought the HF one. It cuts good but you half to make sure it locks square. View attachment 1084143 View attachment 1084143 View attachment 1084147 View attachment 1084143 View attachment 1084147

Woops! Double pics.

 

[TrxR]

Did my longrifles by hand but thought up this for centerfires. My Freud router quit, Makita is mounted on a lift so in a emergency bought the HF one. It cuts good but you half to make sure it locks square. View attachment 1084143 View attachment 1084143 View attachment 1084147 View attachment 1084143 View attachment 1084147

What are you using for a bit to do your inletting?

 

[heydogman]

What are you using for a bit to do your inletting?

A 1.250, 5/8 radius Core Box bit by Carbide Processors

 

[CStuck]

Worked on a few more over the weekend. Turned a slab into two blanks and started shaping one. I think this one is going to turn out great. Love the figuring in these. While I am shaping I like to add a little linseed oil to check the grain and see the progress on my shaping.

 

[jpmimproved]

So I made a mistake today and started a second coat of Tung oil too soon after the previous coat while sanding in, and now I have spots where the Tung oil/sanding dust mixture left gummy deposits over the walnut. Any ideas on how to remove these without tons of sanding? Very frustrated with myself....

 

[CStuck]

So I made a mistake today and started a second coat of Tung oil too soon after the previous coat while sanding in, and now I have spots where the Tung oil/sanding dust mixture left gummy deposits over the walnut. Any ideas on how to remove these without tons of sanding? Very frustrated with myself....

I would suggest letting it sit and dry, then attempt to sand it off. You maybe able to scrap it off if the deposits are high enough. Sanding & patience are best with frustrating parts. Take a few steps back and ease your mind before you rush into an "easy" fix, or thats my 2¢ anyway. I've been frustrated with Tung Oil because it got sticky/gummy on me and I had sand it off. I only use BLO now because it is less likely to gum up.

 

[Bully]

Worked on a few more over the weekend. Turned a slab into two blanks and started shaping one. I think this one is going to turn out great. Love the figuring in these. While I am shaping I like to add a little linseed oil to check the grain and see the progress on my shaping.

What is the starting width on your blanks?

Beautiful work... again.

 

[CStuck]

What is the starting width on your blanks?

Beautiful work... again.

Thanks Bully. The ones pictured above started out at as single piece 38" Long x 10 1/4" wide X 2-3/4" thick +-1/8". From that slab I was able to get two stocks out of it

 

[Bully]

Thanks Bully. The ones pictured above started out at as single piece 38" Long x 10 1/4" wide X 2-3/4" thick +-1/8". From that slab I was able to get two stocks out of it

Cool.
I have a piece I'm going to laminate that will be approximately 2". I should be good to go.
This is a pricey piece of pine I'm going to use. Just trying to make sure I get it somewhat correct.

 

[CStuck]

Cool.
I have a piece I'm going to laminate that will be approximately 2". I should be good to go.
This is a pricey piece of pine I'm going to use. Just trying to make sure I get it somewhat correct.

2" would be great for a hunting style or monte carlo stock. With the design I like to make 2" is a tad thin for making a wider forend. You could always order a thin-ish sheet of walnut and laminate that on the outsides too. What does pricey pine look like? tight grain?