Do it yourself Stock making thread

[hoz53]

Well, there has to be SOME benefit of a custom "one off" versus a mass produced stock. I should have dusted off the original before I took the picture. Might have been a subconscious thing on my part. Preacher's oil makes anything look great.

Another great job-excellent work

 

[joshb]

Is it live or is it Memorex? This one's finished.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

absolutely beautiful!

 

[joshb]

Thanks. It's only an 1/8" off.I'm learning when and when not to trust the machine. You'll see it when you put an action in it. It's not final bedded yet, either.

 

[hoz53]

Is it live or is it Memorex? This one's finished.
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i can tell the difference— excellent work though—

 

[joshb]

Nitpicker

 

[hoz53]

Nitpicker

well i didnt mean that in a negative way but you didnt fool me

 

[joshb]

Aw! No hard feelings. You just hit a nerve. What burned me about making this "exact copy" was that I couldn't find the original hardware, so no matter how hard I tried any body could tell it was a copy.

 

[hoz53]

Aw! No hard feelings. You just hit a nerve. What burned me about making this "exact copy" was that I couldn't find the original hardware, so no matter how hard I tried any body could tell it was a copy.

you did a tremendous job on it so i hope you feel you succeded

 

[joshb]

Thanks but no. It wasn't good enough. I'll have to try again.

 

[hoz53]

Thanks but no. It wasn't good enough. I'll have to try again.

Thanks but no. It wasn't good enough. I'll have to try again.

you sound like me now

 

[gemihur]

Impressive thread!
Thank you, Sir.

 

[joshb]

Impressive thread!
Thank you, Sir.

Thanks! Heads up to anybody reading this. I just had more copies of the pattern made up. PM me with your address and I'll send you one . Josh

 

[joshb]

Here you go, Tim.

 

[JohnMill]

Quiet, in the back of the class! I'll have to call the principle! I should say this, now. I never went to Gunsmithing school. Heck, I never finished college. This "build" is a layman's stock. There are areas where I will cut corners to make the build easier, faster and less technically challenging. I think the end result functions just as well without those details. I'll point them out as I go along and you can decide if you want to spend the extra time to deal with it. For instance, the mag well. I like the design because it allows you to hide a 5 round mag in it and you can support the gun there without putting pressure on the mag. It also "hides" a sloppy inlet. You need a flashlight to see any gaps between your bottom metal and the wood. Makes it sooo much faster and easier to do.

Great! I'm a perfeshnal layman so this should be right up my alley.

 

[joshb]

Bump up a good "stay inside, out of the heat" project!

 

[joshb]

Bump for a new guy.

 

[CStuck]

Another new guy here. I just want to share the stock I made. It was a cheap piece of black walnut with fairly straight grain, so I could learn how. Here is what it looks like currently, I am still waiting on a barrel so the barrel channel is not finalized. Then I will finish sanding and clear coat. I think I did well enough to purchase a nicer more figured blank.

If you care to see a few more photos and read a bit about what I did (https://cstucktroutbum.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/07/23/Custom-Walnut-Rifle-Stock) I am new to the forum so take it easy

 

[hoz53]

Another new guy here. I just want to share the stock I made. It was a cheap piece of black walnut with fairly straight grain, so I could learn how. Here is what it looks like currently, I am still waiting on a barrel so the barrel channel is not finalized. Then I will finish sanding and clear coat. I think I did well enough to purchase a nicer more figured blank.

If you care to see a few more photos and read a bit about what I did (https://cstucktroutbum.wixsite.com/website/single-post/2018/07/23/Custom-Walnut-Rifle-Stock) I am new to the forum so take it easy

You did a nice job on that one—good work- thanks for sharing

Edit — I just looked over your website about making the stock. Thanks again for that

 

[CStuck]

You did a nice job on that one—good work- thanks for sharing

Thank you .

I've started on another one