After the guide screw holes were drilled (very carefully) and the rough profile cut out, it was time to get inletting. Topside complete 183996 183998 The bottom metal on these BSAs is a...
Liked On: 20-09-2024, 11:47 AM
Dude you’ve got some nice gear! What’s the deets with this one?
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 08:11 PM
Dude you’ve got some nice gear! What’s the deets with this one?
Liked On: 14-09-2024, 05:44 PM
Shaping is now completed, and on to finish sanding ready for the first coat of oil. Really happy with how it shaped up. These little actions make for a very slim light little rifle. Hopefully the...
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:32 AM
Sneak peek for those interested. Shaping up nicely 195434
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:31 AM
Pillars installed, and bottom metal now inletted to match. Ready to hit the bandsaw 194991
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:31 AM
Quick peek to keep the anticipation up…. 197004
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:30 AM
Sanding completed, and first coat of sealer applied. Can now see the contrast and true colour of this piece. There are a few highlights lurking in the wood, which will show up nicely once all the...
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:30 AM
Getting close now. Hopefully just another hour or so of sanding and then we get to really see the grain when the sealer goes on 196199
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:29 AM
Latest job has shaped up nicely. This is a .404 Jeffrey built on a 1908 Mauser, metalwork all done by Allen Carr. It’s now ready for him to put the cross-bolt in, then finish sanding time. 224444...
Liked On: 12-09-2024, 09:21 AM
I’ve contemplated one better than that. I’ve thought about tutoring anyone that wanted to learn, it would just need to right people, right place and enough time. It’s a very slow process, and not...
Liked On: 09-09-2024, 01:22 PM
Latest job has shaped up nicely. This is a .404 Jeffrey built on a 1908 Mauser, metalwork all done by Allen Carr. It’s now ready for him to put the cross-bolt in, then finish sanding time. 224444...
Liked On: 09-09-2024, 01:21 PM
Last stock that I’ll be doing for a while, I’ve got a heap of hunting (and living life outside the workshop) to be done! This one is for myself, a .358 Winchester. Metalwork by Allen Carr,...
Liked On: 09-09-2024, 01:18 PM
Checkering complete. A real marathon, but I’m happy with how it came out! 207407 207408
Liked On: 09-09-2024, 01:17 PM
Been a long time between updates, so here’s a quick picture of the latest stock nearing completion. This is the forend panel completed, and it represents 22 hours of hand checkering. Would be a lot...
Liked On: 09-09-2024, 01:16 PM