Thinking the same thing. Lowes sells short pieces of 1/2" thick hobby wood in a variety of types. Laminate several contrasting species and cut and carve away. Might end up with something unique looking.
cheapest wood to make a 22lr stock with
- Thread starter brybenn
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Go to Exotic woods,
Address: 5229 Harvester Rd, Burlington, ON L7L 5L4
Phone (905) 335-8066
A nice piece of Walnut is not that expensive, you can buy several if you botch the first. Your time is more valuable than the starting materials.
Exotic woods is amazing for their selection.
Address: 5229 Harvester Rd, Burlington, ON L7L 5L4
Phone (905) 335-8066
A nice piece of Walnut is not that expensive, you can buy several if you botch the first. Your time is more valuable than the starting materials.
Exotic woods is amazing for their selection.
This thread has gotten me a little curious now. How thick of board can you laminate together to make a stock from? I've read some people's comments insisting that it has to be 1/4" or 1/8" and larger thickness will not work properly.
New Camper
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If memory serves, Hart produced rifles with two and three layer laminate stocks. With stable and dry pieces, gluing them together with cup (growth rings in plain sawed boards) sides facing each other it should work fine. Given that Hart used thick pieces, I wouldn't say that coarse laminates can't be as good, but given the standard now, and my observations I tend to agree the thin layered laminate is superior.
OP: If I had some stock slabs, (or a suitable log species ready to cut) I could probably set you up with a rough sawn piece for a reasonable price. Box stores probably will only have plain sawed G4S for at least $20/board foot. I've been hoping for a Black Walnut tree from which to cut some choice slabs to age... so far I'm being deprived.
Where in southern Ontario? Local lumberyards would be most affordable provided they have 2"X6"X3' pieces (or longer) of specifically American Beech, White or Yellow Birch, Red or Sugar Maple. If you want something soft to carve, (albeit plain) but that could be satisfactory stock, Basswood... it lacks the strong odours and pitch associated with conifers.
maple_leaf_eh
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Good tip!
Here's a pic from the underside of the one I still use on my BPS with three boards, IIRC started life as 1"X8" ash boards. Used plain old Elmer's outdoor wood glue, predrilled about a dozen holes around the outside edges of the profile, used wood screws to keep everything tight instead of a vice or clamps. Going on 11 years now, has seen a lot of heavy use and magnum loads, still holding strong.
I'm in Chatham. Between windsor and London.
I just had 7 manitoba maples cut down I tried to cut them into slabs but they dry cracked badly when I left them in the sun. Hard as hell though
I'm going to start with 22s then try grips for a 1911
New Camper
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I can't imagine Manitoba Maple producing the straightest of boards: Lumber, nevertheless should be dried slowly, out of the sun where conditions are not damp or stagnant.
maple_leaf_eh
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How much glue do you want to use? Ruger and others are using laminated stocks with thin plies. The thicker the blank, the less glue you use, but the more likely there will be a flaw or knot.
They had a few Claro walnut stock blanks for between $60-90. Some had not too bad figure in them. More of their Claro blanks run $300 plus. They sell Black walnut by the board foot as well.'
Scott...
If you use plywood ,Baltic Birch would be the one to use , it is a little bit more expensive ,but much better in quality.If you want cheap....laminated some plywood together, I made a stock for my SKS...looks good and easy to work with...and if something goes wrong....no biggie, just a piece of plywood.
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