Category Archives: Roughing Out the Stock

Inletting Walnut Prone Stock 52 Winchester

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Shaping Cheekpiece for English Walnut Palma Rifle

Getting ready to put shadowline on cheekpiece

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Straightening Sides of Stock before Inletting

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Palma Rifle English Walnut Finished

Palma Rifle in English Walnut for a Barnard action

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Exotic Koa Wood Rifle Stock Blanks

Just arrived from Hawaii.  Will require drying time.

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Inletting Laminate F-Class Rifle Stock

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Stippling Vostok Forend

The stippling on the forend has been done with the same stippling that is on the grips (no border).  It is quite plain and utilitarian.  The original forend was missing, and the owner wanted a new one with a Schnabel.

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Making a Vostok Forend

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F-Class TR Stock Finished

This is a right hand stock with a left handed action.

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Bedding Block and Recoil Lug ~ Barnard F-Class Rifle

Typically, the Barnard action is bedded with either a round screw in the center of the action, or a square bedding block in the middle screw on the action.  Since this is an F-Class rifle with a heavy barrel, I … Continue reading

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F-Class Stock

This is an exhibition grade piece of fiddleback maple.  The blank was too narrow to make the 3″ width necessary for the fore end, so I am inlaying walnut strips to bring it up to the proper width.  I’ll put … Continue reading

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Inletting ~ Walnut Rifle Stock

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More Inletting Process – Walnut Rifle Stock

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Setting up for Inletting – Walnut Rifle Stock

Start of inletting and leveling stock in milling machine Nice figuring in this wood Setting up the stock for inletting

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Walnut Prone Rifle Stock

Separating the wood to  make adjustable cheek piece Cutting the rifle butt for an adjustable butt plate Starting to trim up the cheekpiece

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