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<blockquote data-quote="wyld" data-source="post: 780922" data-attributes="member: 62249"><p>I have making rifle and shotgun stocks for about 50 years; 90 % were from wood blanks. I now use only blanks that have been "normalizing" in my atmosphere-controlled room for 30 years (after the kiln treatment).</p><p>I try to do best-quality work, 95% with hand tools. It takes me about 40 hours to inlet and shape a stock, 10 to 20 hours to finish it, and about 20 to 30 hours to checker it. If you are the impatient type, hire someone to do the work!</p><p>Your choice of wood is not good. I think it will never fully stabilize. It will be hard to work with hand tools and the finished stock will have near zero value if the rifle is later offered for sale.</p><p>All of the above is just an opinion and is offered strictly for you to consider.</p><p>RF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wyld, post: 780922, member: 62249"] I have making rifle and shotgun stocks for about 50 years; 90 % were from wood blanks. I now use only blanks that have been "normalizing" in my atmosphere-controlled room for 30 years (after the kiln treatment). I try to do best-quality work, 95% with hand tools. It takes me about 40 hours to inlet and shape a stock, 10 to 20 hours to finish it, and about 20 to 30 hours to checker it. If you are the impatient type, hire someone to do the work! Your choice of wood is not good. I think it will never fully stabilize. It will be hard to work with hand tools and the finished stock will have near zero value if the rifle is later offered for sale. All of the above is just an opinion and is offered strictly for you to consider. RF [/QUOTE]
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