Inletting an existing stock.

[bobfortier]

Hi all

Usually when I make stocks I start with a square piece of wood, I inlet the action and barrel into the square block, and at the end only I do the exterior shape. A guy wanted me to inlet a Boyd's stock, here are a couple of pics for those of you who would want to do it.

I built a box around the stock so I could have a square reference for machining with the router. I don't have a milling or anything of that kind, only a router and hand tools.

Then I started working on it.

 

[bobfortier]

Oh, forget to tell you, the action is a Eddystone P17 in 30-06

 

[bobfortier]

Here is a little trick I have to inlet wood. When I did my first Lee Enfield long ago, I wanted to know where the metal was touching the wood. I have a jeep, so I have anti-seize in the shop. I take the anti-seize, put it on the metal, and I can clearly see where it touches. I've been using this trick for 2 years now and it works great. Just wash the anti-seize with lighter fluid when you are done.

Another trick. When you spray finish and the last coat leaves a bit of roughness, take a sheet of paper, and "sand" carefully the surface. You will get a nice soft feeling without altering the finish.

 

[bobfortier]

And here is the final product.

 

[bluedcanoed]

Some neat tips! Thanks a lot.

Bob

 

[mg4201]

bob that is gorgeous work, could you add some details and maybe this could be a sticky? I just did one with a mill and router bits and yours looks way better. that bench is dead ###y,I want a vice like that when I get a proper bench

 

[bobfortier]

I'll try to find some other of my work and post step by step about them. With the rain forecast today I don't see any more things to do.....

 

[gaff]

great work Bob , cool jigs, you have to work on a flat floor plate now.

 

[timmy204]

Nice work Bob, looks great.

 

[dead meat]

Looking good. Neat tip about the anti seize, i use the remnants from the bosses lipstick.

 

[pageophile]

Wow, great tips and pictures Bob. Thanks for sharing.