Author Archives: Doantrevor

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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New Grips Available

Just arrived and ready for finishing …. they are all available except the one marked “Lige”.  The unfinished grips will be available through Gary Eliseo.

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Curly Maple F-Class Prone Rifle Finished

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Surface Grinder

This machine is really handy to fix recoil lugs that have been overtightened, and also truing parts that need grinding.  This is part of the equipment that was once owned by George Mitchell (Mitchell movie camera and Panavision).

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Curly (Quilted) Maple Rifle Stock – Mike C

First coat of finish.

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F-Class Rifle ~ Curly Maple

This was such a nice piece of curly maple, but the original piece of wood wasn’t sufficiently wide enough to meet the 3″ fore-end width for F-Class.  I decided to build it up with some contrasting walnut.  A real challenge.

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Installing Magetic Cheekpiece Riser

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Lloyd Smith ~ 911 Rifle Project

Lloyd, Send me a link to your site and I will post the link.

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Mike C – Walnut Rifle – More Final Pics

Doan is at the match in Phoenix this weekend, so I’m just finishing up some final pics. ~Sue

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Finishing Perazzi Stock

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Quick Disconnect Cheek Piece with Magnet for TR and F-Class Rifle

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Inletting and Bedding ~ Barnard F-Class Rifle

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Rush Limbaugh’s Letter to President Obama

This open letter took me back to my childhood and I recalled that my mother and father started the Little Schoolhouse in Sharon, CT for William F. Buckley Sr. and later went on to teach at Millbrook School for Boys. … Continue reading

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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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Completed Walnut Rifle Stock

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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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Perazzi Restoration Update

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If this passes, there will be war!

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.” Thomas Jefferson Obama Finds Legal Way Around The 2nd Amendment and Uses It. … Continue reading

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Doan’s Hands

At least the heater in the Jeep is fixed now …

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Yes, even the dogs have to dress up!

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Inletting ~ Walnut Rifle Stock

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Shadowline on Monte Carlo Cheekpiece Exhibition Grade Walnut Prone Rifle Stock on Vimeo

more about "Shadowline on Monte Carlo Cheekpiece …", posted with vodpod

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More Inletting Process – Walnut Rifle Stock

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