stock making

[Guest air gunner]

Hi i am thinking of making a stock for my mates gun ok i have the basics like band saw sander files etc but how do i cutt the part the piston bit goes into? the tool costs £180 anyone made a stock before how did you get round this? i may take a trip to ben taylor and son who may be able to help. any info on stock making greatly appreciated.

[wuzzy 0]

Drill it and then use a hand held jig saw or hole saw and then file it good luck

[Guest air gunner]

Ok how hard is it to drill into the grain of the wood? Also what wood would you recommend beach walnut?

[chimp 299]

do you really think you should be making your mate a stock if you havent got a clue how to do it ?

[wuzzy 0]

hhmmm beech or walnut..... if you,ve got a nice piece then go for walnut cos beech has been done to death and if you use 2 pieces of sacraficial wood clamped either side it will stopp it from breaking out, i assume you mean the front end of the stock as the grain should be running length ways so its probably best to chissel out from the top

[milo2005 0]

pm bangbang on here he makes stocks

[Guest air gunner]

chimp mate its not that i dont have a clue i just dont have a milling machine and was wondering how to do it without. Walnut it is i have a huge block of it.

[klarakoi 0]

chimp mate its not that i dont have a clue i just dont have a milling machine and was wondering how to do it without. Walnut it is i have a huge block of it.

 

Hello bud,

The best way to inlet a stock is with a router, and some chisels and rasps and files,, that's what I've done and its fine,,

hope this helps mate,

Rob..

[Guest air gunner]

Ah hah i have a router and chisels and files.

[klarakoi 0]

Ah hah i have a router and chisels and files.

 

What you have to make sure is that you do the inlet off a square edge? so after drawing the design on your blank plane one of the edges square and this will be where you inlet,, I might have some pics if you need em bud,,

Rob..

[chimp 299]

get some carbon sheet and make one out of that , it would look the nuts aswell

[paddy.t 5]

Im in middle of designing a new stock for my gun, might not come of much. im using auto desktop inventor, very clever bit of software. ive also made a new brass bolt and trigger guard.

But im going to cheat and use computer numericaly controlled (cnc) router and laser cutters:D

 

 

Good luck with stock mate, post some pics of process

[klarakoi 0]

Im in middle of designing a new stock for my gun, might not come of much. im using auto desktop inventor, very clever bit of software. ive also made a new brass bolt and trigger guard.

But im going to cheat and use computer numericaly controlled (cnc) router and laser cutters:D

 

 

Good luck with stock mate, post some pics of process

 

You to bud,,

Lets see how yours comes out,ATB,

Rob,,

[paddy.t 5]

Im in middle of designing a new stock for my gun, might not come of much. im using auto desktop inventor, very clever bit of software. ive also made a new brass bolt and trigger guard.

But im going to cheat and use computer numericaly controlled (cnc) router and laser cutters:D

 

 

Good luck with stock mate, post some pics of process

 

You to bud,,

Lets see how yours comes out,ATB,

Rob,,

 

Sizeing is a bugger

[Guest air gunner]

The stock is for a springer so im going to stick to wood as i know a bit about using that. Once i get my mate to drop the old stock off work will comence im going to go for a thumbhole desighn which should work well. cheers for the info and pics would be great.