Just curious about a couple issues.

For a normal classic style stock. How wide do you leave the wood on each side of the barrel. Please something more detailed than "what looks right"

Whe you are working on getting that nice sharp line at the transition from the grip to the sides what is your snading order? Sand the curve and then use the flat to form the sharp edge? Or??

Last but not least. After working on a nice walnut stock for a few days. How do you get the natural WALNUT STAIN off your finger tips???

Ramrod

I am not a stockmaker. But I do own the book entitled "Professional Stockmaking" by David Wesbrook, published by Wolfe Publishing.

It would be well worth your while to own it if you are going to start out in custom stockmaking. pages and pages on the questions you just asked.
And lots of photos as well. I think you can get it through Brownells.

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"Professional Stockmaking"

Thanks I'' look into it. I have Kenndy's book but it is Checkering.

I've been building stocks for about 30 years. (Totally self taught.) Heck many of them for $$. Heck they thought they were good enough to pay for. LOL But, I'll be the first to admit I'm NOT on the level of many I see here to my eye not close. Mostly when it comes to those little pains in the a$$. Around the shadow line the transition edges.

I'll check on the book. Thanks

ramrod340, I do not measure the flat so I can't really tell you anything other than those words you did not want to hear. I can tell you that a bigger barrel will have a wider forearm and wider flat.

I am not exactly sure where you are talking about with the second question but the order does not matter that much.

I use soap and a nail brush to get the walnut stain off my fingers, it comes off easily.

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I am not exactly sure where you are talking about with the second question

Chic maybe these pic will help. The lines I'm talking about is the curves where the grip area merges with the sides. Like up to the safety area and down the guard.

No these aren't my work (I wish) I stole them.



Easy for you to say. I think I'm going to remove skin before I get it all off.

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Who did you "steal" the photos from, Please identify

They are ForrestB's matched pair.

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tp.../137106492#137106492

Ramrod340:

Before I saw your post I was thinking that the work looked like Duane Wiebe's. I am extremely biased on the subject, but in my book Duane is THE best stockmaker in the world. To my eye, his is the best balance of aesthetics and execution. Admittedly, I may be influenced by Duane being both a good friend and having build a couple of my rifles .

Dave

ramrod, I sent you a PM

Hey ramrod,take a vacation.Leave the stock work to a pro of your choice under your supervision.Don't try to do it all by yourself,you will screw up big time.

I like ForestB's Duane Wiebe's stock patterns also. I was tring to examine the grip and transition into the butt from the photos. Wish I had a blueprint of those patterns just as a referense and comparison.

Rick

shootaway,
I know of no stockmaker who did not screw up some wood along the way. The worst thing, at least to my way of thinking, is to discourage anyone who wants to learn to build stocks. We need more people to get interested in the art of it.

Hey Customstox,got my eye on you as a potential stockmaker for my upcoming project.How about you posting some pictures of your work if you have not already done so?Keep up the good work.

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Hey ramrod,take a vacation.Leave the stock work to a pro of your choice under your supervision.Don't try to do it all by yourself,you will screw up big time.

Your faith in my ability is under-whelming.

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Last but not least. After working on a nice walnut stock for a few days. How do you get the natural WALNUT STAIN off your finger tips???

You can't after that long. You have to scrub it off after each session. The liquid hand soaps with pumice work well.

The problem is where you live. If you lived farther north you could wear gloves all the time and no one would ever think your nuts. I got everyone thinkin' I wear gloves because my hands are always cold. Works for me.........

Jim

I use liquid had soap and a nail brush as I described and have no trouble getting it off.

Mr. shootaway:

Please do a search here and find some of djpaintles work. He is not a "pro". He is my ("amateur") hero. Thank God he had the balls to put a rasp on the first one....

MKane160