Thread: A Lee Speed stock

With that done it is now that the shaping lines are drawn in and for the bottom line I mark round the top of the trigger guard.



Next I mark in the forestock taper and for this I have a tapered piece of walnut that I have shaped to suit and use it for all barrels although for some rifles with heavier recoiling cartridges, I will add 20 thou extra at each end
The measurements are marked on if some of you may want to make a similar guide.



Straight lines and straight cuts are made to these lines with (obviously) cutting 20 thou or so outside the lines to allow for clean up.



My 2x72 belt grinder with a 60 grit belt is just thing to remove all the extra wood and bring it all to where some actual rounding is needed.



Using the action to mark in the actual lines there is still quite a bit of try fitting and then more sanding repeated till it is down to where I want it at this stage.



Having got the fore end rough rounded on the belt grinder it is time to "shoe shine" with a 120 grit belt until there is a complete round on the bottom of the stock. I have a barrel channel support to save too much vise pressure on the action end of the stock although I also have an old action set in it so there is no crushing of the thinner portion of the stock at that point and a leather protective cover.



Some time later the stock is all at 120 grit sanded so it will stay at this level until the butt stock is down and both parts will be finished at the same time.