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Who to use for stock duplicating?
25 July 2006, 05:33
lee440Who to use for stock duplicating?
For years I used a local guy who was very good and reasonable in price, but he has retired. Occasionally I pick up a new stick and I am looking at some two piece Turkish for some SxS shotguns. Any recommendations and prices? Lee.
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http://www.gunstockduplicating.com/index.htmlOr you could check with our Moderator Jeffe, who also does gunstock duplication and he is right there in Texas.
25 July 2006, 05:56
vapodogDennis Olson of Plains Montana has done four stocks for me in the last couple years and I'm very happy with his work.
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25 July 2006, 06:09
snowcatDennis Olson
P.O. Box 337
500 1st. St.
Plains, Mt. 59859
Tel: 406-826-3790
Reasonably priced, relatively fast. Good man.
Jay Kolbe
25 July 2006, 06:38
jeffeossoDennis Olson and Mike Kakolas are FAR better than me.
jeffe
25 July 2006, 08:07
IdaredIf you guys keep telling everyone about Dennis I will go broke buying him pie to sneak in some work of mine.

I agree he does a great job of duplicating.

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25 July 2006, 08:16
Don SlaterBoy. Isn't this a kicker? Dennis has been doing my metalwork for years and years, but he
has never mentioned woodwork or duplicating?

25 July 2006, 08:53
Gringo CazadorDennis does work for me also.......and he get to it pretty quick, but maybe thats because I have him thinking all the pies come from me

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http://www.biesen.com/I have a plain jane straight grain pre-64 mod 70 getting cut now... super nice guys!
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25 July 2006, 09:03
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25 July 2006, 10:32
Jordanquote:
Originally posted by lee440:
For years I used a local guy who was very good and reasonable in price, but he has retired. Occasionally I pick up a new stick and I am looking at some two piece Turkish for some SxS shotguns. Any recommendations and prices? Lee.
Lee440:
I have used John Vest of Redmond, Oregon several times and have been very pleased. John is a little slow at times and he is a little on the pricey side. I think he is about $200-$250.00 for a stock with cheekpiece. However, he uses a stock profiling machine made by that inventor from Boise, Idaho [can't recall the name]. I am told that with this particular instrument, very precise inletting and contouring is easier to achieve. In any event, I know it takes John near a full day to do one stock and the ones I have received back from him are very precisely inletted. Darn near a drop in.
You can reach John at [541] 923-8898.
Jordan
John Valicek, Canyon Lake, Texas.
You know John already, don't you Lee?
The only other person I know and trust is Jeffe.
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Originally posted by Jordan:
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Originally posted by lee440:
For years I used a local guy who was very good and reasonable in price, but he has retired. Occasionally I pick up a new stick and I am looking at some two piece Turkish for some SxS shotguns. Any recommendations and prices? Lee.
Lee440:
I have used John Vest of Redmond, Oregon several times and have been very pleased. John is a little slow at times and he is a little on the pricey side. I think he is about $200-$250.00 for a stock with cheekpiece. However, he uses a stock profiling machine made by that inventor from Boise, Idaho [can't recall the name]. I am told that with this particular instrument, very precise inletting and contouring is easier to achieve. In any event, I know it takes John near a full day to do one stock and the ones I have received back from him are very precisely inletted. Darn near a drop in.
You can reach John at [541] 923-8898.
Jordan
That would be a Hoenig-Rodman Duplicator as developed by George Hoenig who also makes round double barrel shotguns of his own design.
Other types of duplicators can be made to cut as close as the Hoenig if they are modified to provide considerably more support for the workpiece being cut.
26 July 2006, 05:02
lee440Thanks for all the replies. I guess I will call and talk to some of them! Rusty, I talked to Tip and apparentley, John does not have a duplicator. I would somewhat prefer to use local talent if possible. Thanks to all! Lee.
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