Author Topic: Rifle blank deminsions  (Read 1320 times)

Lew wetzel

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Rifle blank deminsions
« on: March 05, 2017, 07:03:35 PM »
My brother has his own tree company..and he works for asplund..my stepfather has a saw mill and I just got some really nice maple ,ash,cherry trunks from my brother..my s.father will 1/4 saw them for me but needs deminsions..I built him a rifle 8yrs ago and he wants to cut me blanks ...him and my brother want me to teach them how to build rifles..so a good partnership is forming here of like minds...steady supply of wood and a 52in mill to cut it..it will saddle 20ft sections and powered with a diesel engine..any help on deminsions would be most appreciated..

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Re: Rifle blank deminsions
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2017, 08:33:54 PM »
If you go 3" thick you have plenty to work with. If the planks are 14" wide you can angle the blanks on there and get strong wrist grain very easily.
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Re: Rifle blank deminsions
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2017, 10:39:25 PM »
And at least 60+ inches long.  Longer = better.

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