From Firewood to a Gunstock

[trapper9260]

This is the first I look at this post and it is something to see the repair job was done and how and the end of it and it is a great job that was done. Thank you for posting OP.

[farmbif]

When I saw post
Firewood into stock
I thought I would find stock making info
A place I have in the smokies has an abundance of black walnut trees and everyone in the valley heats with wood
There is big woodworking shop on the property and I have been thinking about learning to use the stuff and make some stocks

[JoeJames]

I have a No 4 Enfield I got in a trade. Bubba threw away the rear upper handguard, and sawed the forestock off with a hand saw. I had some black walnut in the wood pile; so I commenced making a rear upper hand guard.

[farmbif]

Nice job
Woodworking is all new to me
I’ll return to smokies maybe next week
There is an 80’ walnut behind the house that needs attended to
The top half is dead

[JoeJames]

Nice job
Woodworking is all new to me
I’ll return to smokies maybe next week
There is an 80’ walnut behind the house that needs attended to
The top half is dead

Walnut will keep pretty good just on the ground. BTW, and this may not be necessary, but I finished the handguard with about 5 coats, rubbed in, of Boiled Linseed Oil; no stain necessary.

[Wayne Smith]

When I saw post
Firewood into stock
I thought I would find stock making info
A place I have in the smokies has an abundance of black walnut trees and everyone in the valley heats with wood
There is big woodworking shop on the property and I have been thinking about learning to use the stuff and make some stocks

Just remember that wood air dries about 1" a year, so the three inch thick blank will be air dried in three years - and then you have to take it in to where you will work on it and let it stabilize there for about a year. You have to be patient if you are gonna cut your own wood.

[farmbif]

Thanks for good advice it will probably take me that long to build a stock duplicator and figure out how the kiln building works and it’s still full of cedar and oak and I don’t even know what
There was a sawmill on the place also but kill is gone neighbors say the widow scrapped it
What a shame

[DoubleBit]

Sweet! I totally appreciate keeping old “classics” shooting.

[Rubino1988]

Now that is nice!

[Txcowboy52]

Some amazing work ! Lord knows I don't have that kind of patience or talent !