Lets see that pretty wood

[robtattoo]

Nice chatoyancy on that one.

Thanks! I used a bunch of Alkanet oil on that to get the color depth I wanted. I don't remember exactly how many coats of finishing oil I put on, but I remember it was somewhere in the mid teens. The polishing took weeks to get it where I wanted.

I ultimately ended up selling it because I was genuinely afraid of getting it scuffed up. I hunted with it a grand total of 4 hours, one afternoon, then it spent 3 years sitting in a display case in a room I hardly use.

The rifle started out as this little $20 pile of parts.....

Not even a real M70! It was a Sears model 82.

It was the first & last heirloom quality gun I'll ever own. I'm far bettered suited to plastic, carbon & paint!

 

[Irish Miner]

My shotguns. The M-12 with the cheekpiece I made for my Dad.View attachment 1006412View attachment 1006413View attachment 1006414View attachment 1006415

Nice Cowboy.... very nice.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Thanks. I enjoyed making stocks, but I am 84 now and I can't do checkering anymore and really good wood is very expensive. The sporterized 03 Springfield with the tigerstripe maple stock in my post is the 2nd one I ever made. Made it for me when I was 18 cause I shoot lefthanded and not many factory stocks back then fit me.

 

[2Stamp]

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I made a thumbhole stock years ago for my custom 25-06. I posted a picture of it in my post. I started to use it for deer/antelope hunting, but quickly realized that using the safety with my thumb was really uncomfortable. I finally took the stock and modified it to use on the custom .220 Ackley Improved Swift I was building.

I believe it's a Richards microfit and at the time they had a hybrid thumbhole that was cut lower across the top so you could still shoot it like a regular sporter. If that makes sense. I think they called it their "dual grip".