I need the names of a few good stock makers to duplicate a stock for my 1885 Winchester. I have the blank. I contacted some clown who quoted me $450 to "rough cut" one whick would still have to be final shaped and finished. I may be "all wet" but that kind of money for that little work sounds a bit over the top.
If you don't think I am "all wet" and can provide me a name or two. I'd really appreciate it. Ideally, that person would also fit and finish the stock~!!
Thanking all of who who respond~!

Check with Treebone carving, he specializes in two piece stocks for lever actions and single shots. He doesn't do finishing and no idea what he charges to shape your blank. I have a stock he duplicated and it's well done.

http://www.treebonecarving.com/

www.acgg.org, plenty of talent there

If you want the stock duplicated, or your blank shaped to an 1885 pattern, here is one place that can do it and does a reasonable job for a pretty inexpensive price:

http://singleshotrifles.com/

I have used them; they're honest and do decent work.

Another is Mike Bassett, he took over from Dave Crossno, who I used to have duplicate stocks from my patterns before I got my own machine. Latest # I have for him is 405-315-0590; haven't called him for some time. You can text him; he will reply quickly if that's still his phone.

Treebone may or may not duplicate a stock for you, but he will cut one to his patterns for sure. When he was in Idaho, I used to send him wood and he would use it. That was a long time ago, and he's a lot more established now. Many stock guys won't use customer wood and patterns because of the irritation and problems with customer wood.

If you're not set on using your own blank and pattern, it will be easier and cheaper. You can just buy a blank from CPA (link above) or from Treebone. Or I'll sell you one cheap, I just bought out an old Winchester gunsmiths estate remnants, and got about 50 semi-inletted stocks. Haven't even sorted them yet to see what I have, they vary from pattern grade, to plain, to somewhat fancy from what I saw when I shoved them into milk crates to transport them.

Are you duplicating an original 1885 stock, or a Browning/Miroku repro? The Browning is a lot harder to do for a stock maker because of how thin the side wall is over the through bolt hole. One mistake and you can easily punch through or crack the stock.