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Hello from a new member,
I signed up today and the link above is for my final project. I have made stocks since 1957 and tried to help others learn how some of us worked in the old days. Here is a short history of where I am coming from, class of 1963 TSJC gunsmith school, worked for years as a full time gunsmith, taught at TSJC 1993-94 in checkering and stockmaking. I retired back in 1996 and wrote up some of my work and projects. I have written an article for the Engraver Guild magazine on making your own engraver sharpening tool.
I have owned several large lathes , but now I am working with the mini lathes and have written up how to make a hunting rifle with one of these 7X12 lathe. I used one to rebarrel a mini Mauser action after I ruined the Krieger barrel. I made the mistake of not looking down the bore after cleaning and a part of the patch must have broke off and stayed about 6 in. from the end. A 204 Ruger is a high pressure cartridge and it swelled a little on the inside, but not visable from the outside. I replaced it with a Shilen #2 and it is grouping about .300 in. @ 100 yds.
You may need to save the about link pages as a reference for your own stocks. I will try to post a couple of pictures in another post.
Les Brooks
Hello from a new member,
I signed up today and the link above is for my final project. I have made stocks since 1957 and tried to help others learn how some of us worked in the old days. Here is a short history of where I am coming from, class of 1963 TSJC gunsmith school, worked for years as a full time gunsmith, taught at TSJC 1993-94 in checkering and stockmaking. I retired back in 1996 and wrote up some of my work and projects. I have written an article for the Engraver Guild magazine on making your own engraver sharpening tool.
I have owned several large lathes , but now I am working with the mini lathes and have written up how to make a hunting rifle with one of these 7X12 lathe. I used one to rebarrel a mini Mauser action after I ruined the Krieger barrel. I made the mistake of not looking down the bore after cleaning and a part of the patch must have broke off and stayed about 6 in. from the end. A 204 Ruger is a high pressure cartridge and it swelled a little on the inside, but not visable from the outside. I replaced it with a Shilen #2 and it is grouping about .300 in. @ 100 yds.
You may need to save the about link pages as a reference for your own stocks. I will try to post a couple of pictures in another post.
Les Brooks