Author Archives: Doan

Dennis VanLier passed away on his way home from the Spirit of America Match. Dennis and I met each other over 20 years ago. We instantly became friends. I will sorely miss him.

Here are the finished pictures of this one. Great piece of wood! Entered this into The New Mexico State Fair. Waiting to find out results. You can see the presentation stand in the las picture.

Had to build a feed ramp, clean and adjust the Kenyon trigger. The finished presentation stand is one photos.

Working on this high figured English Walnut Stock. Almost finished. Stated on a simple Presentation Stand, turned out to be a little more fancy than I expected. Neat to work on something a little different. Picture of me for Proof … Continue reading →

This now costs about $100 with tax & shipping. This can’t be shipped through California, even if it comes from someplace else. I ordered from a place in Nevada, but the road they took went through California.. so they couldn’t … Continue reading →

These three picture are of my uncle L.L Doan, Chiang Kai Shek and Eisenhower. My uncle helped write the Peace Accord with General Wong (sitting to the left of Chaing Kai Shek). I believe the treaty was signed by both … Continue reading →

This is the clear coat I use on laminate stocks. It’s now $100 for the 2 cans.

Finished this Myrtle stock with a Barnard action last week.

I added third action screw in the middle. Bonus picture of the Bike, it’s still up For Sale.

This is an extremely rare action. The action is very similar to a Winchester 52. This FTR stock is right hand, but the action is left handed. When complete it will be able to shoot from the bench. This rife … Continue reading →

Another beautiful piece of wood to work on.

This is the 3rd installment my 52C Winchester project. Finally, the action and the stock has come together. There’s a scope rail that has to be made to fit on the action. Soon, I’ll find scope and test this one … Continue reading →

I put a moveable trigger shoe on a Wright Allen trigger. Also, made a feed ramp and made a recoil lug. The recoil lug on the original 52 Winchester sometimes isn’t deep enough to do the job properly. Here in … Continue reading →

Updating Palma Rifle to shoot FTR. Installed magnets in cheekpiece. Made a rear slide to ride rear bag.

Her 2nd California Bear!

She won a California Bear.

I have new blanks in the shop. Take a look. There are 2 pictures of each blank. #1-#3: These are Turkish Walnut #4: This one is English Walnut #5: This one is Koa

Worked on this stock last week. It’s chambered for a .223.

I’ve been working on another grip.

I finished this up on Christmas Morning before Clare and Jonathon arrived. Pre-64 Winchesters require a magazine box to feed the ammo, therefore these take a little bit more work. Happy New Years to all of you and your families.

This piece of wood was a bit of a challenge. The grain is absolutely stunning, but since it’s not straight sanding it made the wood “fray”. Totally worth it in the end! It’s a V-Block for a Barnard.