Do it yourself Stock making thread

[dryhumor]

That one will finish really nice and be around for a long time. Definitely has some age to it..

Yep. A friend and I split several blanks out of Winslow Arms before they closed shop. I still have a Black Myrtle blank I doubt I’ll use. But might.

The shotgun blanks that were still there were phenomenal… a lot of AAA and AAAA. All of them more oversized than what’s on the market nowadays.

 

[dryhumor]

Finished insetting the trigger guard. Tidy the edges in the future

 

[dryhumor]

Just a little more sanding, to get the transition.

 

[ChristianSilver]

Coming nicely, looking forward to seeing the rest of the build. Thanks for sharing.

 

[dryhumor]

So, my goal was a single shot. Cudos to a friend of mine for milling the follower for me yesterday. LA Remington from PT&G. Looks much better than my initial idea, feeds slicker than snot on a frost covered dock…

 

[dryhumor]

Getting closer…

 

[joshb]

Looking very good!

 

[ChristianSilver]

Yes sir, looking very good. Can’t wait to see the finished project.

 

[dryhumor]

A little figure turned up

 

[dryhumor]

Other than fine tuning the recoil pad fit, when I get a new belt, I’m calling it done enough to shoot.
Tikka single shot 257 Roberts

 

[ChristianSilver]

Bravo, excellent craftsmanship. Looks great!

 

[dryhumor]

Forgot I had this blank… 20 years ago, when I got it, the humidity here caused a couple cracks. One corner looked like it took a hit during shipping. I put it in the corner of the closet and forgot about it, figuring I’d come up with something. Knife handles or pistol grips being the most likely.

Well, that XP 100 thread got me thinking…

 

[joshb]

Watching this one. I bought a Savage Stryker and the new Dasher barrel is too fat to fit the factory stock, so…
It will be my first pistol stock.

 

[dryhumor]

Sneaking up on it. Wasn’t certain it was worth bedding with a nutted barrel in place, decided to use an old barrel short, and try to maintain clearance for the nut.
Experimented with some finishes the other day.

 

[ChristianSilver]

The maple I received from Pa is by far the best I’ve ever seen.
Can’t wait to finish this one.. got it dyed today, and the epoxy inlays will stand out..

 

[Bc'z]

Sneaking up on it. Wasn’t certain it was worth bedding with a nutted barrel in place, decided to use an old barrel short, and try to maintain clearance for the nut. View attachment 1757406View attachment 1757408
Experimented with some finishes the other day.
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What brand of dye is that? I live how vivid and clean the colors are.

 

[Bc'z]

Did a burst on this torified TR stock with a black n brown mixture blended into a brown n orange mix into vintage amber

 

[dryhumor]

What brand of dye is that? I live how vivid and clean the colors are.

WD Lockwood Golden Walnut water based powder dye, mixed with alcohol. And Transtint Mahogany liquid alcohol dye mixed in by drop count. One maybe two applications of Linspeed finish. Second down on the right is starting point drop wise, increasing moving to the top left.

Locally all I could find was Mahogany, I wanted more vivid red, but the Transtint reaction with the wood ranged from a light purple going into a truer mahogany color.

It crossed my mind that a paper coffee filter would capture the larger particles of the water based powder, but haven’t moved towards that yet.

 

[dryhumor]

Found a surprise crack when I started thinning the grip to contour last week. Not certain how it’ll turn out, but I was too many hours along to abandon it.

 

[joshb]

Found a surprise crack when I started thinning the grip to contour last week. Not certain how it’ll turn out, but I was too many hours along to abandon it.
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West System epoxy will seep into that crack and fill it solid. It’s very thin and will go deep. Use some tyvec tape to seal the sides and lay a nice puddle on top of the crack.