Monthly Archives: March 2025

We’ve used the word challenging before… and this was definitely in that category. The grain goes every other different direction from whence it’s supposed to. There’s a lot of block sanding to coerce the grain to go flat due to … Continue reading →

This was an amazing piece of wood to work on. This satin finish will continue to deepen and gently increase in shine.The buttplate is a bit different, I used bloodwood and Thuya burl. Thuya is also used on the pistol … Continue reading →

I did a bit of extra work on this one. The main gist is that I bedded it and added middle action screw. Also, I chambered and installed barrel. The buttplate will be the same wood as the pistol cap, … Continue reading →

She won the Smallbore Metric Prone Match – Ironsights with a newly installed Hart Rifle Barrel. Way to go, Virginia!

These are two CZ rifle for a 4H Shooting Club. They asked for adjustable cheek pieces and buttplates. The length of pull has been considerably reduced. These stocks did get a bit of a bumped up a bit on the … Continue reading →

It was a Friday. My roommate, Spaulding Gray (writer/author) and I started to hitchhike from Fryeburg Academy (Fryeburg, ME). We were picked up by a guy in a 1956 Ford sedan. The driver said he was going to Boston. Spaulding … Continue reading →