New walnut for an old classic

[Decker9]

Ok I cheated a little, actually a tip from the best stock maker I know so I don’t consider it cheating .

A few practice runs and it was off to the bottom end.



A little shaky


Waiting on a spartan adaptor before I do the forend mount. Between the sling mount a spartan adapter and schnabel there will best going on…. A lot to line up straight . Figured I was good to do the buttstock



Came out as good as I could hoped for my first time. I may take it down a hair more if I need once I start sanding

 

[Macintosh]

Timed screws!

 

[BravoNovember]

Good work! Makes me want to get a chunk of wood and some tools and mess around. I’d have some expensive and ugly firewood

 

[Decker9]

Took a little holiday to chase winter goats with a couple buddy’s. Was good to get out of the basement and into the hills. Good friend connected on a 11 year old Billy.



Iv been looking for Jerry’s prints for years! Midway won’t ship up here to Canada. I put an add in a Canadian forum and got a reply from a fellow who knows Jerry’s wife, who still sells a few things Jerry had. She hooked me up with Jerry’s model 70 and Mauser 98 prints. I had them laminated and now pinned on the wall, pretty stoked to have these.



Also got in the spartan adaptor.



Soon to be adding a lot of sanding dust to the pile.

 

[Macintosh]

@Decker9 Tell me about “jerry’s prints” please. I had no idea this was a thing, having done all my own drawings from photos or in person.

 

[Decker9]

Got the sling mounts and spartan adaptor in there. The forend is pretty close, I’ll swap end here and get the butt shaped and the recoil pad on so I can start shaving down the cheek piece.



Fitting the rear



I ended up with a chip out



With some finish it should be unnoticeable.

 

[Decker9]

@Decker9 Tell me about “jerry’s prints” please. I had no idea this was a thing, having done all my own drawings from photos or in person.

Jerry fisher has a few to scale prints of his designs. The are like a schematic with the measurements throughout the stock. I think they will be a good reference for a guy who’s learning

 

[Macintosh]

Thats cool. 100% for sure getting some of those arcane dimensions right—when you dont even know to think about a dimension or what it will do if you change it—is really hard.

 

[Decker9]

I got a lesson on declarator pads, my own stupidity looking back, it’s obvious that black insert was going to pop through.



So I ordered another but with a black base, I think the black base will look better then without.

So staring to take down thickness and straightening up lines.



Still looking, large. I may take a bit out of the belly still.


The new pad came in, got most of it on the belt sander now finishing with sand paper wrapped around flat file.