Thread: A Lee Speed stock

Starting the next stage requires a grip cap and as a horn cap was wanted I needed to look through some cape buffalo horn to find a nice piece to give me the thickness needed after grinding the back flat and the bark off the front to get a even thickness over the square.



I have a brass pattern so mark the two pins positions on both the horn and the grip area of the stock and drill in for the locating pins. I prefer the hidden pins over the central screw fixing method as it leaves a cleaner look to the finished cap.



I mark a line round the edge and another on the face to guide me in the filing in of the shaping then start with a file having a safe edge ground onto it.



After filing sanding is needed and a hardwood stick with nice sharp edges is used to get into the corner with 320 starting grit and going up through the grits.



After sanding a good go on the buffer brings it to its finished state.



With it sitting over the locating pins I can mark round the edge to give me the start of the stock shaping lines.



A preliminary shaping of the wrist and down to the grip cap on one face of the stock is the starting place.



The rest of this face of the butt stock is then giving its preliminary shape. I use the french Logier and a good quality horseshoe rasp.

Originally Posted by Von Gruff Knives

Starting the next stage requires a grip cap and as a horn cap was wanted I needed to look through some cape buffalo horn to find a nice piece to give me the thickness needed after grinding the back flat and the bark off the front to get a even thickness over the square.



I have a brass pattern so mark the two pins positions on both the horn and the grip area of the stock and drill in for the locating pins. I prefer the hidden pins over the central screw fixing method as it leaves a cleaner look to the finished cap.



I mark a line round the edge and another on the face to guide me in the filing in of the shaping then start with a file having a safe edge ground onto it.



After filing sanding is needed and a hardwood stick with nice sharp edges is used to get into the corner with 320 starting grit and going up through the grits.



After sanding a good go on the buffer brings it to its finished state.



With it sitting over the locating pins I can mark round the edge to give me the start of the stock shaping lines.



A preliminary shaping of the wrist and down to the grip cap on one face of the stock is the starting place.



The rest of this face of the butt stock is then giving its preliminary shape. I use the french Logier and a good quality horseshoe rasp.

Great work, looks to be coming up awesomely, can't wait to see it finished !

I recognize that Buff horn, it would be Water Buffalo & I think I know the guy that supplied that !

Originally Posted by Scout

Great work, looks to be coming up awesomely, can't wait to see it finished !

I recognize that Buff horn, it would be Water Buffalo & I think I know the guy that supplied that !

No that is cape buffalo from South Africa although I do use mostly water buffalo horn for knife handles that I source from a US firm who get it from an Indian bulk supply house.
Have had a lot of knives with short timeframe requirement so the stock is sitting waiting for fine sanding and finishing but will get back to it as time allows.