DIY Rokstok Lite-ish (The Barnstok)

[waspocrew]

Awesome progress, looking forward to the finished product!

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Prep photo's, not sure anyone cares about this stuff but figured I would share.

Yes, I enjoy seeing these details! Keep 'em coming, it's great to see the progress you're making.

 

[Eastman528]

Yes, I enjoy seeing these details! Keep 'em coming, it's great to see the progress you're making.

Good to hear, thanks!

 

[Eastman528]

I added bedding compound to the stock and action, pretty messy but I was happy with the end result. Had a little spillage of epoxy over the clay damn on the barrel but was able to trim it off later.

 

[Eastman528]

And then this happened....

Im not sure if I torqued on it at some point and wasnt aware or what but when I removed the action after bedding I had ahold of the middle of the stock holding it upside down. I tapped on the barrel with a rubber mallet and the second I did that the back half literally just fell off.

I didnt expect using fir to be the strongest thing but this still suprised me. Maybe its good it happened now. I glued it back together with titebond and the next day drilled a hole virtically through the grip and inserted 1/4 all thread with epoxy. Just the glue alone should be stronger than the wood but now with the rod re-enforcing the grip I feel pretty confident in it.

 

[echampion8]

Wow. Heartbreaking and awesome all in one instant. Looks pretty seamless after the fix.


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[Eastman528]

Wow. Heartbreaking and awesome all in one instant. Looks pretty seamless after the fix.


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Yeahh... I got real lucky the break was easy to glue back together. Wrapped electrical tape around it and left it overnight.

 

[Eastman528]

Added QD adapters, drilled and tapped hole then inserted with epoxy so hopefully will be secure.
I am somewhat on the fence about these, I havent used a sling in a while but there's times coyote hunting it would be nice to throw over my shoulder. I figured this was better option than traditional location and should carry better.
Something else I did is add ash as pigment to the JB weld to make it black rather than grey and I really like it.

 

[Eastman528]

Finally working on finishing the stock. Decided to stain first then will be applying pure tung oil and posibly spar urethane.
Decided to do something a little different sense its a laminated stock. General finishes black and antique walnut gel stain.
I sanded it down to 220 thinking I had done a good job of removing scratches/tooling marks but apparently I did not. The stain really made any imperfections show. Im not too concerned sense this definetly isnt a show piece and will likelt get pretty worn over time.

 

[Eastman528]

First coat of Tung oil. I'll post more pictures as I get it finished up and put back together.
Now wait for it to cure a few days and repeat.

 

[Scottyboy]

And I thought the birdhouse I made at Home Depot last weekend was good. Your craftsmanship is something to be admired! Cannot wait for the finished product