Do it yourself Stock making thread

[ChristianSilver]

Been quite in here..
A look back..

 

[ChristianSilver]

 

[ChristianSilver]

 

[ChristianSilver]

 

[ChristianSilver]

 

[Walt Krafft]

Nice job!

 

[long40shot]

A Mannlicher style stock for a Remington 700. Do they exist? Does anyone make one?

Thank you
Matt

 

[ChristianSilver]

I’ve got one here that a friend of mine broke in the palm area, honestly believe it’s beyond repair to be safe and reliable.
I am currently working up a CAD file to cut him a new stock and finish. It is a slow process. Should have it completed in a week or so.

 

[long40shot]

I’ve got one here that a friend of mine broke in the palm area, honestly believe it’s beyond repair to be safe and reliable.
I am currently working up a CAD file to cut him a new stock and finish. It is a slow process. Should have it completed in a week or so.

I would love to see it, and could possibly be interested in one.

Thank you

 

[Seagull]

Outstanding work

 

[dryhumor]

Found the bucket of motivation I had misplaced when it got cold. Started shaping this morning.

 

[ChristianSilver]

Like the contrast and lines, looking great.

 

[dryhumor]

A little more, shaping around the grip a bit. I tend to flip the blank and work it from all 4 sides.

 

[Twdmar]

Yes, I was thinking of a heavy stock, and stiff
I need my forends to be stiff to hold up to heavy barrel weights
some stocks I have to put lead in the butt to balance it out, so heavy wood is fine
not in a hurry but started looking for a blank and cant seem to find one large enough for a stock yet
it may have to become laminate
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one other thing that got me thinking about using Hickory is:
this is my Main beater axe, so it has been left in the summer sun, left out in the rain
and only been finished once with some mahogony wood stain and a coat of tung oil
and it's still pretty dang straight

Hickory looks great and is heavy and tough but its known to move a lot. A laminate would probably be ok but I personally would not do a full hickory blank.

 

[dryhumor]

Starting to see the shape i want.

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

"Hickory looks great and is heavy and tough but its known to move a lot. A laminate would probably be ok but I personally would not do a full hickory blank."

This is true.