Claro Walnut Stock- A Work in Progress
- Thread starter CStuck
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VERY impressive
Thank you for the kind words. There is always room for improvement and there are a few gentleman that I look up to when it comes to this sort of work. I am not on their level yet so I try to keep my confidence in check.
Boilermaker
Gold $$ Contributor
When I read "not a professional" I thought that looked like a high dollar piece of wood for somebody to butcher up on a learning stock. Seeing the pictures I can tell that blank is in good hands. That rifle is going be gorgeous!
TheOtherZilla
Pull my finger
Nice. I'd like to find some of that Claro for my knife handles.. Beautiful!
300_whisper
Banned
Don’t let Cstuck fool you. The guys a class act. A humble and honest artist.
And some of us look up to you.
Beautiful work!
nakneker
Gold $$ Contributor
Whoever picked out the blank has impeccable taste and your doing fine work. I’ve had a gorgeous Bastogne blank for years and plan building a classy rifle with someday. Finding the right guy to do the stock work is where I get lost, seems like it’s a dying art form. Nice work Cstuck, can’t wait to see the checking.
Very awesome job. Dropped a couple black walnuts a few years ago, might try to do something similar once dried out. Always loved woodworking and guns, but have never attempted at stock...
Stunning piece of wood, the Kudu horn grip cap is a nice touch
Would love a F class stock made out of the wood
Would love a F class stock made out of the wood
If you ever decide to take on the challenge, I will do my best to help, guide, or assist in the venture.
You Sir are a very talented Craftsman!
I try my best at checkering, still learning everytime.
here are a few examples
French or Skip Line Checkering I started
Some 18 LPI
22 LPI
I also do what I call "Euro Stipple"
I have dabbled at stock work but never start to finish from a blank. I did my first checkering a year ago on some pistol grips. I appreciate hand work of any kind, and stock work involves a ton of that. I used claro for a single shot and love the look of it. Very good work and very well done sir. The man that taught me stock work always said, “life is too short to shoot an ugly rifle”. You have beautified quite a few from the look of things. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the kind words! You are spot on with a ton of hand work. All the filing, rasps, hand sanding, and especially the checkering takes time and patience. I like to think I have plenty of patience for this sort of craft.
Going from blank, or even a raw stump, to finished stock is a tall task. But now that I have gotten the hang of it and I feel like every piece I make I get better. I can live up to those words "Life is too short to shoot an ugly rifle" I was told almost the same thing by my father long ago.
My real goal was to make something I couldn't readily afford to purchase, so I tried to make it instead.
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