piece of wood

[frenchman]

what do you think, this is a piece a could get cheap . Everything is tight this would be for a Tennessee style in .36 so that could give me a little more room to play with but not much , there is a lot of curl, it's sugar maple hard and heavy the wood rot or discolouration is hard also . This is my first barrel inletting.

[Acer Saccharum]

My experiences have been pretty good in getting a gun out of hunks like that. You need to have an accurate cardboard template of your gun profile to move around to get your best cut.

[bama]

I can definitely see a rifle in there just waiting to come out. I can also see some opportunities for to broaden your gun stocking knowledge, HA!

Good luck with the project.

[Dphariss]

What about grain flow where the weak areas of the stock will be?
This is important. If it has a lot of weird grain directions on the lock wrist area it may be very weak.

Dan

[rich pierce]

Might also be devilish to work.  Some blanks with regular grain, even if curly, can be worked efficiently with planes and spokeshaves and heavy gouges.  Others will chunk out because of the wild grain direction changes.  They can still be worked, but need saws and rasps.

[frenchman]

today will try to plan for the cuts, my main problem will be around the butt stock will be using bristle board for the layout to be really sure . This will be an adventure for sure , it's a necessary step to understand more about this sicknest. HA!

[frenchman]

did my tracing and it is a go

[Curtis]

Frenchman, post a picture when you get it cut, please.  I would like to see your results!

Curtis

[docone]

I would love to see a step by step
I been watching videos, tapes, and reading. I am getting ready to do one.
I would love to see your progress.

[frenchman]

HI Curtis,
 will do my best before and after shots but no promises , should be trimming some of it this week if nothing else happens, This will be my first that the only thing that was bought was the action and barrel every other part will be hand made by me. If it's your first you should consider having the barrel inletted, it will save time and tooling but give you a chance to work on other items and to understand the creature you are working with. But do keep it simple or you may never see the the end of it the you get feed up maybe loose interest. Use this sight it's full of good pictures and tutorials and knowledge from great builders.