With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:50 PM
Yes, that is a very nice piece of walnut, and beautiful lines too! But as you say, there’s no free lunches in life…. I guess there is something to be said for just the right amount of figure in a...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:37 PM
And so after 89 1/4 hours of planing, chiselling, scraping, sanding and much thinking and looking, here is what I have. This is after the first ‘base coat’ of oil, which now needs to dry a couple of...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:29 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:28 PM
Thanks Von Gruff Knives kind of you to say. I’m very happy with the blank, turns out all the nice stuff was hidden inside. So very rewarding once the finish starts going on!
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:25 PM
And so after 89 1/4 hours of planing, chiselling, scraping, sanding and much thinking and looking, here is what I have. This is after the first ‘base coat’ of oil, which now needs to dry a couple of...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:22 PM
And so after 89 1/4 hours of planing, chiselling, scraping, sanding and much thinking and looking, here is what I have. This is after the first ‘base coat’ of oil, which now needs to dry a couple of...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:21 PM
I decided with this one to try a bit of cast and cant. All my previous stocks have been straight, so this is something new. 184015 I gave it 3/16 cast-off, and 1/8” cant or toe out. Works well...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:21 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:20 PM
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: 21-11-2021, 07:20 PM
Thought it was about time I made myself another custom stock, this time for my #1 hunting rifle - my little BSA Hunter 6x45. I had previously posted a thread on the composite stock that I made for...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:18 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 07:03 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 06:56 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 06:42 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 21-11-2021, 05:58 PM