Just somethin I been working on ~ Yes, I am still alive!!

Astute Observer said:
My god man, you have talent. Yours is beautiful, that second one is even more gorgeous!
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Thanks! ~ though it's mostly patience & practice, somehting I learned while building toy airplanes:

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gallery: http://media.bigblockstudios.ca/Galleries/BristolFighter/


A good supplier & nice chunk of maple helps too ;)

-sean
 
sean69 said:
Thanks All!!!

Got her all back together & the final (I think) coat of oil on - up beside another Mod.94 for a guy here on CGN done up in curly maple with an aniline dye treatment...

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-thanks!
-sean
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I saw these two rifles in person this week, they are awesome, so nice I left my Ruger #3 custom .38-55 to receive the same treatment as the dyed stocks on the M94. And I have an El Tigre..........
 
sean69 said:
Finally screwed up the courage to chop into a nice chunk of walnut I found at the bottom of a bin.... thought I'd share :)

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She's a Canadian proofed British Navy Mod92 dated 1917... partial walnut burl with an ebony tip ...

-sean
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You Son have talent...Beautiful work
 
270 totheend said:
Wood looks really great but the front of the comb on the carbine looks dangerous if you creep forward with your cheek weld.
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It does have a sharp-ish edge on it, in .44-40 it's no problem.... anything much heavier than that we'd look at rounding it out more to keep the edge from digging in.
 
Opcx6 said:
I saw these two rifles in person this week, they are awesome, so nice I left my Ruger #3 custom .38-55 to receive the same treatment as the dyed stocks on the M94. And I have an El Tigre..........
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Thanks! got your email & updated the spec for your fore end ... have not had time to dig around for a piece of that burl for the tip - but I'm 80% sure there is still enough left over.

will chat soon!
 
kamlooky said:
To make another stock set for the 92 in 44-40, owwwwww muchi$$.
I have a chunk of walnut'ear and could supply the material.
You keep the left overs.
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Dimensions work out - a couple of knots, one in an 'uncomfortable' place but looks like it can be either worked around or turned into a 'feature'
You bought this? it's got to be good and dry (like 10% or less moisture content) It would make a real nice one piece sporter for sure. But we can talk material later.

so your gun is .44-40, round barrel? carbine or rifle? what type of butt plate?
and what year, the mod94 tang shapes changed after '64 not 100% sure about the mod92s.

generally I like/need to have the gun for fitting - especially if it is older, tangs get slightly bent, frames dented and butt plates modified or replaced the biggest culprits are ground butt plates and bent fore arm bands.... for example, that walnut stock pictured, fits that 1915 SRC, but not my 1917 SRC ... close. but you would have to force the fore end to fit ... (eeeek!)

I'll PM you cost details, but it breaks down like:

Work; about 20 - 30 hours on a 2pc stock
Material; no cost if we use yours, but I have another option. ;)
Finish; only if we do anything beyond wiping varnish (tru oil) hand rubbed tung, dye jobs etc are all extra.
Shipping; is all on the customer, I dunno where loogie lake is, but if you are in comfortable driving distance to Oshawa - drop off is possible. actually even preferred as we can have a consultation :)

I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the cost ;)

-thanks!
-sean
 
double gun said:
Cool, I look forward to seeing the #3 when complete.
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Started on his #3 last night (well a couple nights ago) glued up an ebony tip for the fore end & did the rough milling - will inlet & shape everything over the weekend. it will be considerably longer (about 3") to accommodate a bipod lug an inch or so ahead of the center of gravity..... just waiting to hear back on the butt stock design ~ which is changing as well.

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My father use to build Stocks out of all sorts of planks & really different kinds of wood.
I can certainly appreciate the Man Hours of work that goes into these projects. Walnut is NOT easy to work with. You are a very skilled & talented craftsman for sure. Unless you've done this kind of work ,..you really cant begin to know what it takes. I do. great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Thanks! things move quicker the more of these you do, I can usually crack a Winchester fore end out in an evening minus final sanding but yea - there is a surprising amount of work in these! Lots to learn (like what a really sharp chisel is & how to sharpen one!!)


Walnut may be a beast but I have more trouble with curly maple ... it simply wants to fight every step of the way!! I was carving a stock for a Jaeger flintlock ~ 33" swamped barrel, got all the rough machining done & started in with chisels & scrapers on the barrel channel - the damn grain direction not only managed to change directions smack in the middle of the channel, but it corkscrewed up the entire length!!! it started grain on the left side running towards the muzzle end & the grain on the right running towards the breech 6-8" later the directions would switch sides and again after another half dozen inches!!! I like to use scrapers to finish rather than sanding - not possible with curly maple :(

Cherry is a dream however :) too bad no one seems to want stocks made from it ....


Looking for a chunk of Mesquite if you happen to run across some :)

-thanks
-sean




lone ranger said:
My father use to build Stocks out of all sorts of planks & really different kinds of wood.
I can certainly appreciate the Man Hours of work that goes into these projects. Walnut is NOT easy to work with. You are a very skilled & talented craftsman for sure. Unless you've done this kind of work ,..you really cant begin to know what it takes. I do. great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ok - you got it then: this is the less fun part. planning :(

couple of internet examples of what we were looking for, some drawings laying out where everything is, how big/long/wide and what angles etc.... a couple drawing of new butt stock profiles etc...

- we are adding those "Savage ears" to the sides of the butt stock
- bringing the butt stock up parallel with the bench and the butt plate perpendicular to the bore.
- probably going with the purple outline depending on how high the rings/scope will be.
- the side cutaways are going to be a little more of a cup than the (internet) example pictured. also wider & flatter on the bottom








Man if any forum needed an easy way to post a gallery ~ CGN is "IT".

-sean
 
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