Do it yourself Stock making thread
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Thanks Josh, Finally got through all 54 Pages!
joshb
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Yer welcome! Are you going to try it?
Well, I have a Tikka Master sporter Stock and it is the most comfortable stock I have ever used, I have used it in several competitons and it is just comfy for my frame. I wish there was somebody making these to fit other actions like you have done. I'm contemplating a stock duplicator as another member here has got me thinking about this for Sako TRG rifles and others. I have learned a lot from this thread and it will help me with mods on existing stocks even if I don't have the skill set to build these without a duplicator. My strong areas are metalworking, Chambering, threading, Welding and fabrication etc. But thanks to all who have shared their knowledge and tips and tricks.
You do some beautiful work there Josh.
That's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship
joshb
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You haven’t seen the other side.
Well quit being so secretive!! LolYou haven’t seen the other side.
joshb
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OK! I’ll pull my pants down……
A knot revealed itself so I had to fill it. Then minor imperfections showed themselves. Trying to sand them out exposed the metal in the buttplate. I stopped! It’s mine and I’ll live with it! Like I said…..shaking off the dust in my brain!
I call that character, it's still a beautiful stock.
Have you ever taken a decently dried stick and glued it in to the know with some dark dyed epoxy? It sounds like it should look like crap but actually works pretty ok.
Nice stick though! Interesting idea about the holes, need a little fan to circulate air up there.
joshb
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Yes. I’ve scabbed in pieces, filled in with colored epoxy. I even used a silver quarter to cover a knot hole. I engraved the new owner’s initials on the quarter.
I’ve been working with Mesquite and turquoise so I had it on hand and used it. A patch always looks like a patch, so I figured why try to hide it.
It cool. Some of the laminates I've made have been built around extra knotted or ugly pieces of wood that look pretty good with the voids filled in.
The maple baby crib I made had a piece where there must have been a nail in the tree and so there is a big streak there and I really like that too.
Regardless, you still do amazing work.
scasa
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I've wanted to try the turquoise in mesquite so I finally cut up my mesquite log I've had for 10 or 15 years And ran some boards through the planer . I didn't find any defects I could work into a pair of revolver grips but did get a couple that bookmatch pretty well that will make a nice pair of grips for a 20.00 dollar revolver. I'd like to hear more about the process you went through if you don't mind. what size turquoise did you use and what kind of glue? How does it sand , file ?
Josh here's a thought, keep in mind I'm a painter.
Take it to a pinstriper airbrush artist and have him put a band-aid over it to cover the Ow'e
Seriously though it looks great, and it doesn't matter what someone 2 benches down thinks.
Could always make it look like a scar or get somebody to make it look like there's a tendeant hanging out the side
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