Do it yourself Stock making thread

[Twdmar]

That’s stunning

And a lot easier to that trying use just clear epoxy so whatever is underneath shows through. Getting all the bubbles out without a vacuum chamber is so tough.

 

[Southwest Action Works]

today’s delivery of burly maple is giving me goose bumps

 

[Bully]

today’s delivery of burly maple is giving me goose bumps View attachment 1397569

Holy gorgeous Batman!!!!

 

[Southwest Action Works]

Holy gorgeous Batman!!!!

it’s killing me because I’m out of town!!! I had my yard hands sent me these. I did ask the seller to raise the grain before I purchased it this is what he sent me

 

[Seagull]

That would make a mad table top

 

[Bc'z]

it’s killing me because I’m out of town!!! I had my yard hands sent me these. I did ask the seller to raise the grain before I purchased it this is what he sent me View attachment 1397601

Bring on the epoxy!!

 

[Southwest Action Works]

Bring on the epoxy!!

I’m chomping at the bit!!!! I’ve go to much to do before SWN

 

[memilanuk]

I may be looking at doing a stock set for my Contender later this year... I may have missed it in the seventy-some pages thus far, but any tips on doing a schnabel style top to the fore-end?

 

[joshb]

Like this? If yes, then I would form the stock and glue a tip on after. Then “all ya gotta do” is carve.

 

[Bully]

Like this? If yes, then I would form the stock and glue a tip on after. Then “all ya gotta do” is carve.

Just the tip?

 

[joshb]

Here’s a pic of an Ebony tip in the works. I use a 1/4” router bit to cut a channel in the stock for a 3/8” wide piece of ebony. The depth is cut to the bottom of the barrel channel.. I epoxy the center piece in, then epoxy pieces to the sides.

 

[Walt Krafft]

I drill 2 5/16 holes in the end of the stock and tip for 1/4 inch dowels. Then slather the epoxy on.

 

[Southwest Action Works]

Got the scrap wood stock finished a couple weeks ago

 

[Bully]

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Got the scrap wood stock finished a couple weeks ago

Holy GORGEOUS!

 

[Southwest Action Works]

Holy GORGEOUS!

Thanks man I really appreciate the compliment

 

[Southwest Action Works]

The old man wanted to test out his new rest and I needed to do some break in for SWN

 

[Lee in Texas]

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Got the scrap wood stock finished a couple weeks ago

Is that pearl orange epoxy in the fore end? It looks pretty wild.

 

[Southwest Action Works]

Is that pearl orange epoxy in the fore end? It looks pretty wild.

Its a copper but definitely more on the orange side of things

 

[joshb]

Finally back in the shop after 2 months. I’m starting a Maple stock to knock the dust off my brain. I have a Surgeon actioned 6.5x47 that needs wood. I cut the pillars and ground down the action screws for an Atlas bottom metal for AICS magazines. Put it together to check operation, then drilled the stock.

 

[joshb]

I’ve had some questions on the use of the jigs to inlet the stock so I’ll explain it again here.
I clamped the blank in the jigs laid the barreled action on top and used the action screw holes to locate it on the blank. I marked the barrel contour transition points on the blank, measured the barrel widths and wrote them next to the lines. I marked the width points on the blank using the centerline and connected the points using a straight edge, putting the barrel profile on the blank. This is a hunter stock so I added 1/16” clearance on each side of the barrel.

I used different core box cutters. A 3/4” to rough cut out some of the channel, then used a 1” to finish cut the barrel channel and a 1 1/4” for the action. What ever cutter you are using, measure from the cutter to the edge of of the base and use that measurement to set your straight edges.


I nail 1/4” plywood stops where needed to keep the router from going too far. I make 1/8” depth cuts until I reach my target depth. Taking too much in one cut causes problems.
It took me about 2 hours to do this step, measuring everything three times and being careful. Next up is the recoil lug cut, trigger and half depth of the magazine well.