Stock Blank Thickness??

[jafo20]

Hello,

May be a silly question...but is a 2" thick blank too thin for a stock?


Thanks

[B.Habermehl]

It depends on what your going to build, 2 inches is barely enough for a late style gun if straight or crooked in the right way. What I mean by crooked is if the but end happens to have 1/4 inch of bow to the right for cast off or the left for cast on, for a left handed gun.  BJH

[jafo20]

Thanks .....I have a buddy who has a few slabs of walnut 2" thick x 10" tall x 5ft and i was thinking about trying a hawken stock or two. They all are pretty straight and not bowed.

[David Rase]

Thanks .....I have a buddy who has a few slabs of walnut 2" thick x 10" tall x 5ft and i was thinking about trying a hawken stock or two. They all are pretty straight and not bowed.

The dimensions of those planks should be just perfect for a Hawken.
Dave

[wmaser]

The dimensions of those planks should be just perfect for a Hawken.
Dave
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This is true, provided that the sides are free of gouges or other defects, especially in the lock and sideplate areas.

[David Rase]

The dimensions of those planks should be just perfect for a Hawken.
Dave

This is true, provided that the sides are free of gouges or other defects, especially in the lock and sideplate areas.
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Those would have to be some pretty significant gouges since an 1 1/8" barrel breech with 3/16" wide lock panels only adds up to 1 1/2".