Gun Stock

[Steve_in_devon]

Anyone on here made any gun stocks?

 

I am looking for some Walnut or Yew to try and make a new gun stock for an air rifle

[jon bown]

got plenty pm me

[doobin]

I had a plan some years ago to sell stock carving blanks to gun enthusiasts.

 

I have the first sample in the yard. If you're happy to cover postage, it's yours so long as you send me a pic so I can use that to try to actually sell some blanks!

 

The only thing is it's not quarter sawn so has a slight split, but it's not split any more in a year and a half- it's very stable at about 16% on the shelf. Very nice deep red and purple figuring, should make a beautiful stock.

 

I've seen some sort of fake jade resin used to fill cracks/holes in yew with outstanding results, it compliments the wood perfectly.

 

PM me if you want it.

[openspaceman]

On 27/01/2014 at 18:13, doobin said:

I had a plan some years ago to sell stock carving blanks to gun enthusiasts.

 

 

 

 

Did you get anywhere on these all those years ago?

 

I want to know  whether restocking a right hand gun for a master left eye would suit me but don't want to lash out 600 quid to find out so was thinking of doing a beech one but wondered whether the bend is simply steamed in or carved?

[doobin]

5 hours ago, openspaceman said:

 

 

Did you get anywhere on these all those years ago?

 

I want to know  whether restocking a right hand gun for a master left eye would suit me but don't want to lash out 600 quid to find out so was thinking of doing a beech one but wondered whether the bend is simply steamed in or carved?

No, it’s still on the shelf! 🤣

[openspaceman]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

No, it’s still on the shelf! 🤣

let's have a piccy then, perhaps someone might like to fit it for me.

 

Does yew steam bend?

[gobbypunk]

I would fit it for you I also have some nice Walnut some quite dark and some that we think is Butternut Walnut that is very pale .

[openspaceman]

14 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

I would fit it for you I also have some nice Walnut some quite dark and some that we think is Butternut Walnut that is very pale .

I'll PM you this evening, thanks