Thread: Adding bits to stocks

I see on sporterised P14/17 sporter stocks where they have added wooden cheepieces for better alignment with scopes etc.
What sort of saw do they use to cut the stock?
Bandsaw, tablesaw?

I've never done it to a stock but I'd start with a belt sander and then sandpaper on a hard block to get a perfectly flat surface. lightly glue your new bit on with masking tape on each face of wood so you can draw the shapes you want to cut to then break it off the tape. Now cut, carve, sand etc without risking damage to your stock.

I’m pretty sure I just used a small hand saw and finished the top with a coarse metal file. Put a wooden dowel in the cheekpiece. Can’t remember how I held the pistol grip on. Or whther epoxy or PVA. Not super tidy but Lasted 30 years. That was a Mk 3*.

iv seen it done with a drop saw
but that guy was a bit of a butcher


its just wood so a simple hand saw will do the trick

Cut a square bit out of the stock, fit a square bit of wood in larger than your cheekpeice and glue it (with or without dowels) then shape with a rasp, and sand it. (Remember your rasp is going to end up taking more off than you think, because you have to get rid of the rasp marks with sandpaper so stop short a little bit.)
Do what you can with tinting and staining the peice to match. (In my case I now make my own stain using artists oil colours. Burnt Umber will usually get you where you need to go. Put truoil on the stock and then rub in the colour in tiny amounts.)
Use whatever saw you have.

Cheers peeps.
All good advice. Mainly looking at what would give the straightest cut with the least amount of tidying up

If you want straight edges and therefore nice joints, a VERY sharp 1” chisel is your friend. Bandsaw/handsaw it close to the line then use the chisel to square everything up. Take it slowly and you can get some very nice flat surfaces. Check often with a straight edge.

In my own stockwork, I use a 1” chisel a surprising amount. Very handy tool.