Stock plan material?

[Bsharp]

I have several paper rifle plans that I would like to transfer to.....?

Masonite, Lexan, Acrylic?

A material that is stable and holds a good edge, what do you use?

[WKevinD]

Acrylic cracks to easily and is a pain to cut, Lexan (polycarbonate) is pretty expensive and is harder to cut well but will not crack or chip.
Masonite, oil tempered hardboard or luan plywood are easy to cut and will accept spray adhesives, if your gluing your plans to your backer.
I have some 3/16" underlayment plywood type material I trace and cutout rifle patterns on and I have had staples blow up photos from books that I glue to that material for full size photo patterns.

Kevin

[smylee grouch]

I had a couple of Masonite that worked ok.

[alacran]

I like to use 1/4 inch Baltic birch.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I have a couple full size profiles cut out of hardboard paneling, but I much prefer clear acrylic so I can see the grain structure in the blank through the pattern, and I only make the pattern from the lock to the buttplate.  I have had no issues with chipping, cracking or breaking.  I drill a 3/8" hole through the lock end so I can hang all my patterns on the same nail.  My bandsaw cuts the acrylic cleanly, and for the purposes of laying out a stock, they are plenty smooth and straight enough.

[parve]

I don't have a band saw yet so I've used two layers of poster board glued together with an Elmer's glue stick. One single sheet seemed to allow the pencil lead to gouge into the pattern, but I could just have a heavy hand when tracing.

[smart dog]

Hi,
If you are using the pattern to trace on your stock, I do not want any opaque material.  I use mylar or simple acetate transparency paper.  My acetate sheets are only 8 x 11" so I tape several together for the full pattern. With both I can place the pattern on the wood and see the grain and figure underneath.  That is extremely helpful.  Then I tape the sheets to the stock, slip graphite paper underneath and trace the outline on the stock.

dave

[flehto]

I use thinner cardboard but the template is only for  the buttstock for the Bucks County LRs and the other styles are drawn freehand. All my BCs have a slightly curved combline. For the other styles , my squirrel  LR is used  as a guide......Fred

[Eric Krewson]

I put my plan over a large piece of cardboard, put carbon paper between the plan and the cardboard and trace the pattern. I adjust the pattern for my correct drop and pull after I trace it out. As a rookie builder I only use the plan once and go on to a different style for my next gun. The picture is 12 years old, I didn't have much gray hair back then, now I am a Q tip.



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