Homemade/Handmade stock: Build Process

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student said:
I have a watch my Father wore, when I handle it it brings back such powerful and wonderful memories.

I'd like to think that you experience the same warm feelings as you create art with your father's tools.
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He was a great guy..and he had some unique, purpose made tools. Think of him daily. Thanks for sharing. John
 
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JohnTaylor said:
This has been a project on my bench for a while. I designed it pre Helene, then came Milton. Shop had 42” of the Gulf of America in it…lost just about everything I couldn’t get up. Anyway…here goes. Aquired a nice blank, and a chunk of Ebony…drew up my design. View attachment 573216Designed, and fabricated a mini chassis so I would have a monolithic unit to inlet…View attachment 573234worked great!…View attachment 573235fit, and epoxied fore end tip…View attachment 573237created some reference surfaces..View attachment 573238milled air tube channel, and joint bridge..View attachment 573239inlet action, milled fore end slots, installed joint bridge…View attachment 573240joint bridge installed…View attachment 573243sawed off hamster, roughed trigger hole, formed grip angle, butt stock profile…View attachment 573244sawed off cheek piece..View attachment 573245designed, fabricated, inlet trigger guard. Turned hamster adjusting pins, pillar bedded action..View attachment 573246fabricated, installed hamster height adjustment hardware..View attachment 573248fabricated, inlet cheek piece adjustment hardware…View attachment 573249fabricating butt spacer…View attachment 573250done…View attachment 573251installed…View attachment 573252roughing stock thickness..View attachment 573253working in shape…View attachment 573254other side…View attachment 573255a little farther along….View attachment 573256other side..View attachment 573257shaping butt stock profile..View attachment 573258further along..View attachment 573259other side…View attachment 573260pattern routed action cheeks…View attachment 573261hogged away waste..View attachment 573262forming cheek piece…View attachment 573264further along…View attachment 573265laid out fair curve for forend..View attachment 573266sawed it off…View attachment 573267roughing in fore end…View attachment 573268a little further along…View attachment 573269flushed butt spacer…View attachment 573270fabricated, inlet, installed front sling swivel attachment…View attachment 573272fabricated, fit, thumb rest…View attachment 573273final fit before finish sand…View attachment 573274finish sanded…View attachment 573275first coat of oil….View attachment 573276finish done…layout for grip texture/ stippling…View attachment 573277textured…View attachment 573285done….. they only let you attach 40 files…guess I got carried away..sorry. Will make another post. John
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I love it, you have talent for sure!
 
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crowski said:
My internet is as slow as crap sliding up a board. Can’t load but will later. Can’t wait. Your work is exceptional. Crow
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Thanks….I might have gotten carried away with the photos…they only let you load 40 in one post. Hope you enjoy them….will try to be more brief on future posts. John
 
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JohnTaylor said:
Thanks….I might have gotten carried away with the photos…they only let you load 40 in one post. Hope you enjoy them….will try to be more brief on future posts. John
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No. Should be 50. Very nice. Great pics. Thanks for sharing. John.
‘My internet is slow. Lot more people up here in summer, especially when kids are off school. Crow
 
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oaks1450 said:
Looks beautiful! Nice pics. How did you do the texturing? It’s always nice when you can use something your Dad used to have or use from back in the day. 👍🏼
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Thank you! The texture was applied with a foredom tool, using a 1/16” ball burr. Tried to keep the pattern random, with overlapping impressions. John
 
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