Category Archives: Rifle Building

Years ago at Camp Perry, I met quite a few people that lived in Hawaii. They introduced me to Koa Wood. I made a full Koa stock for one of them. You can not cut a Koa tree down for … Continue reading →

The owner of this sight wanted to use it for something different than intended asked me if I could make it work. And I did. Necessity is the mother of invention.

The owner supplied the wood for the stock. I added a pistol grip cap, which is Dalbergia (Rosewood) and Betula de Horbe Lorbe (Hobby Lobby Birch).

This came to me after many years of use. I replaced the barrel with a Hart Barrel. The original barrel’s throat was completely eroded. Redid the bedding and the rear action screw. Refinished the stock, even saving the stickers and … Continue reading →

When you need to use your opposite eye to see (cuz the other one don’t work).. Offset Scope Mounts to the rescue. I have 5 five pairs left. If you want one call me.

I make up these laminate stock from the fancy pieces of wood left over. This particular stock was made to the customers specifications. It has walnut, koa, maple, cherry and birch. The buttplate is turkish walnut and bloodwood. It’s a … Continue reading →

Last week, I went to Fall Camp (as Clare calls it) to shoot at the SOA Match. It was good to see everybody. It was a very well run match, everything went smoothly. More than enough time was allotted for … Continue reading →

This is a super fancy piece of Claro Walnut. You really need to “pay pertension” when working on a wood of this grade. The Pucker Factor is greatly increased! The pistol cap is olive wood. Buttplate is olive and blood … Continue reading →

This is the Camaraderie Trophy for SOA Match, it was donated by Scott Riles in about 2010. It had severe water damage. I’ve been working on restoring a few of this trophies over the last few years. It has been … Continue reading →

I was contacted to build this stock for a group of “older” kids. This is a tribute rifle for an group of Army shooters. This group has been a “Band of Brothers” for many years. They won the Southern Conference … Continue reading →

Prices do not include shipping. #1.) Richard’s Microfit – Dark Walnut- nice grain, pistol grip good for smaller hands. $375 2.) H&H Robertson- English Walnut $400 #3.) Richard’s Microfit- English Walnut $500 #4.) Richard’s Microfit- English Walnut $500 #5.) McTrudie- … Continue reading →

This is a nicely figured piece of wood with very subtle, very fine fiddleback. The pistol grip cap is olive wood and blood wood.

This is a repeat post, but with current events, it bares repeating. What I would really like is to read the original Peace Accord, unfortunately I’m sure most of its contents has been redacted. My uncle, Major General L.L. Doan. … Continue reading →

I saw this tank on the news about the 250th Parade. I know the it’s 3rd Armored Division 32nd Regiment. It’s marked properly to be one of the command tanks. I would like to know if it’s it was the … Continue reading →

Charles beat the Nation Record Senior for 600 yard Prone Any Rifle with a 200 18x! I heard that this I built another rifle that broke this record, my dear friend Barry Smith. Charles you are in great company and … Continue reading →

Hi- Clare here…. I put the wrong photos in… here are the right ones! Sorry about the brainfart!! The stock is Circassian Walnut. The pistol grip is Bloodwood and a different kind of Ebony. I added some photos of the … Continue reading →

Luckily, I got the duplication done before the shoulder went haywire. It was a fun piece of wood to work on. I’ve been trying to be ambidextrous, because if not, I’d be bored and nothing would get done. The bruise … Continue reading →

Clare here… Dad is okay-ish. Monday he was carrying mulch. Monday night he said his shoulder was a wee bit sore. Tuesday he was in the ER. Yesterday, he was released from the hospital. He tore his full thickness rotator … Continue reading →

It’s been 250 year since Paul Revere. I cannot confirm, nor deny that my relatives threw tea overboard.

Yes, this another Roadmaster. It’s the same pattern as the previous maple stock. The pistol grip is Goncalo Alves.. just for you Smith & Wesson fans. 🙂

I’ve tried to capture the dimensional shift in these photos. The fiddleback is really swell. This reminds of a Buick Roadmaster from the 1950’s, with it’s 4 vents. Like the car in Rainman. (For all you Nail Head fans: When … Continue reading →

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 →