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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1311971" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Smokestick, , If it was me, I'd not be making a stock for a rifle as it came from the factory. With the hours that it will take and your lack of equipment (my method uses a band saw, router, drill press and 12" disc sander,,,, not to mention that if I need a guide pin or hand screws I make them with my mill & lathe) it will be a daunting task. It can be done without those tools (as Les Brook shows), but it takes a lot more "elbow grease". The carving tools I use are now $25-$30 each and there always seems to be a 'need' for another. The file I like for rough shaping is $40,, the lowest cost I can find on the net. You will wrap-up at least $200-$250 in just carving and shaping tools. My method and experience requires 60-95hrs (depending on the complexity of the stock) before I start hand rubbing finish. Without someone standing over your shoulder when you get 'stuck' 150hrs is not beyond what it might take to inlet and shape a rifle stock from a blank. It's your time and your $$,, proceed or not is up to you. Just 'food' for thought. Hand made stocks don't happen over night.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1311971, member: 24284"] Smokestick, , If it was me, I'd not be making a stock for a rifle as it came from the factory. With the hours that it will take and your lack of equipment (my method uses a band saw, router, drill press and 12" disc sander,,,, not to mention that if I need a guide pin or hand screws I make them with my mill & lathe) it will be a daunting task. It can be done without those tools (as Les Brook shows), but it takes a lot more "elbow grease". The carving tools I use are now $25-$30 each and there always seems to be a 'need' for another. The file I like for rough shaping is $40,, the lowest cost I can find on the net. You will wrap-up at least $200-$250 in just carving and shaping tools. My method and experience requires 60-95hrs (depending on the complexity of the stock) before I start hand rubbing finish. Without someone standing over your shoulder when you get 'stuck' 150hrs is not beyond what it might take to inlet and shape a rifle stock from a blank. It's your time and your $$,, proceed or not is up to you. Just 'food' for thought. Hand made stocks don't happen over night....... [/QUOTE]
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