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Building your own laminated stock
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<blockquote data-quote="corsair4360" data-source="post: 2021692" data-attributes="member: 63474"><p>I have never built a laminated stock, but I am a furniture maker (wood). The challenge with thin strips of wood is holding them while spreading glue, layup and clamping. My suggestion is to use a jig for holding the strips in position during glue up. They will tend to move all over if not held in place.</p><p></p><p>I would use a water resistant glue that has "normal" not fast cure. You need time to align all the strips before the glue sets up. I would use a small trim roller with a short to medium "nap" (the length of the "hair" on the roller).</p><p></p><p>A jig made of two platforms (1) the buttstock portion and (2) the fore-end will permit you to place the glued layers in position before clamping pressure is applied. A stop at the end of the fore-end would be nice to help position the laminate strips. I envision a jig with the fore-end tip on the work surface and some part of the butt stock or pistol grip touching the work surface.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="corsair4360, post: 2021692, member: 63474"] I have never built a laminated stock, but I am a furniture maker (wood). The challenge with thin strips of wood is holding them while spreading glue, layup and clamping. My suggestion is to use a jig for holding the strips in position during glue up. They will tend to move all over if not held in place. I would use a water resistant glue that has "normal" not fast cure. You need time to align all the strips before the glue sets up. I would use a small trim roller with a short to medium "nap" (the length of the "hair" on the roller). A jig made of two platforms (1) the buttstock portion and (2) the fore-end will permit you to place the glued layers in position before clamping pressure is applied. A stop at the end of the fore-end would be nice to help position the laminate strips. I envision a jig with the fore-end tip on the work surface and some part of the butt stock or pistol grip touching the work surface. [/QUOTE]
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