Author Archives: Sue

I have finished all five sights. 3 are still available.

I am making 5 rear offset sights! 2 of them are already spoken for. I’ve been doing a lot of woodwork, so time for some metalwork.

Here’s the finished Bastogne Stock. This is not tomato soup and olives. It’s old fashioned blue process. Called Baker’s Express. Those are the two escutcheon that go under the front action screws of both the Claro and Bastogne stocks.

Today, I finished a thing. It’s only 102 here in Albuquerque.

It’s challenging to fit trigger guards when they are already blued, but I an occasional challenge keeps me on my toes.

These will be unique because they arelonger than standard length. The pattern has been modified. Notice the difference in the weight of the two woods.      

   This was very much appreciated and really raised my spirits to know that you are all thinking of me. Treatments are going well and I will be back at the matches soon! ~ Doan

With this Miller you do not need a fixture     

Impressively figured piece of walnut. Note the rear of the stock will fit a rear bag for F/TR use.                        

             Check out the inlay in the wood. If you know or remember Morse code, you will be able to read the initials.

A couple years ago a similar stock for another junior… and this stock is built in the same theme, but not identical.  Some of the inletting has been blanked out, so that it can be a surprise for it’s owner.  … Continue reading →

This is a highly figured piece of Claro Walnut. I have inletted, bedded, added a pistol grip cap.              

The winners of the certificates for the 20% off rifle building.    

One will be a 2000 Anschutz prone stock and the other will be a combination Palma and F/TR stock with a Stolle Panda action.         

Humbucker pickup installed with wiring and volume control. The neck  has been fitted, and the owner picked up the guitar, and he will install the strings and tune it. Concert to follow.                            

1967 Rickman Triumph Metisse Motorcycle – Rare It was built in April 1967 – this was the first year that they went into production on the T100A. There were 26 T100A’s made in 1967. 46 in 1968. 59 in 1969. … Continue reading →

This type of wood is very time consuming because there are very hard and very soft parts – i.e. the fiddleback and quilting.  It requires hand sanding sanding with a pad to eliminate high and low spots and to get … Continue reading →

Handcrafted, old fashioned, time-honored stock duplicating can produce a superior product to a mass-produced stock from a CNC machine at far less cost.  Custom stock duplicating using manual duplication can produce a stock that is as precision as any CNC … Continue reading →

Finished.        

I’ve got the body and the neck cut out. The nut has been replaced with brass. Frets have been leveled. And the pickup has been cut out. Next, I will do the wiring and the controls. After that the shape … Continue reading →

I couldn’t bear to take a picture of this when the stock was broken into two pieces, but here is the fix in progress. Was returned to me after it fell off a workbench, and I didn’t know if it … Continue reading →