Homemade wooden stocks

doubleman said:
shortandlong
The cost is much better and I know they are dry and properly seasoned. The other factor is a lack of availability of high quality blanks and if I am going to spend 80-100 hours on a stock it might as well be fancy walnut even if its a plain gun.
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do u sell blanks or just make some for your own use ? my dad wanted to start a project and i think it would be a good christmas present ? where would one go to pick up a good piece of wood like that ?

- Happy
 
would one go to pick up a good piece of wood like that
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get a saw .......go to your nearest liberal politician, (Ndpers heads are softer) and..........

Seriously myself i have been looking local, try anyplace that sells hard wood
the net has a few companies.
 
shortandlong said:
get a saw .......go to your nearest liberal politician, (Ndpers heads are softer) and..........

Seriously myself i have been looking local, try anyplace that sells hard wood
the net has a few companies.
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so, when i go in, what do i ask for, what specific qualities ? maple and walnut ? i have heard properly dried and special cut along or against grains ? also what thinkness - i have read 2.5-3" for most stocks ?

thanks a bunch .

happy
 
HappyCamper said:
so, when i go in, what do i ask for, what specific qualities ? maple and walnut ? i have heard properly dried and special cut along or against grains ? also what thinkness - i have read 2.5-3" for most stocks ?

thanks a bunch .

happy
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Make sure there are no knots or sap wood in area where the stock is layed out. Also, the grain should flow along the stock lines as much as possible. Definitely not accross the stock length. Ideally, the grain should follow the stock lines through the grip area as well. Any cross grain will weaken the stock. The end grain should be as straight as possible. Don't go overboard with the thickness of the blank. Remember, the thicker the blank, the more work you'll have getting to the final shape. Make sure the sides are parallel. You may want to get the blank planed parallel on both sides before you start by a woodworking shop. If there's a choice, get a good Canadian walnut blank. It's thenicest and easiest to work with. Good luck.
 
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I have a few ready but they are not fancy are you looking for a rifle or a shot gun blank. The lumber for a stock should be flat sawn and most mills dont saw that way because they square the logs first and then cut around the core as the core is junk. Regarding thickness I always want 2.5"min to allow for cast on or off and a cheek peice if needed. Remember its easy to remove wood but you can't put it on if its not there.
 
If I could only find a complete set of drawings for the no1mk3*'s wood I'd give it a shot, but going about it by eye only seems to be a tad over my current skill level (unless I'm willing to invest a year in such a project).
 
RobSmith said:
If I could only find a complete set of drawings for the no1mk3*'s wood I'd give it a shot, but going about it by eye only seems to be a tad over my current skill level (unless I'm willing to invest a year in such a project).
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try w w w. milsurps.com/index.php there are some good drawings on this site. You might be able to find what you want if you dig around. I am going to attempt my first shotgun stock this winter....
 
If you are in southern or southwestern Ontario try these guys http://www.amwoodinc.com/indexCan.html. I bought some really nice pieces from them to do a stock on a Win94. The prices are very reasonable.

As for tools, a belt sander and a quality set of chisels are really nice tools to have when doing stock work. A set of smaller wood carving chisels make the inleting and tang work much easier.
 
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Wayne Wilson at Harris Sask. has
semi inletted stocks that are a good buy,
I could maybe find a number? anyone?
some times way cheaper than a good grade walnut
blank -I have seen slabs of walnut in the $500-800.oo
price. To practice I would try clear spruce- works very nice
and if you screw up it burns fine, tools a band saw is nice
and very good 1/2 round and flat rasps and a good small
draw knife or spokesave.
I would not do a stock from scratch with out a router,
can be a cheap small one with good carbide bits and Time.
BTW is you have to drill ahole for stock screw, do that first
so you can fit the work to that hole if it is off a bit.
 
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