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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1039345" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I have built a few stocks from a blank and found that it requires a lot of different elements to end up with a thing of beauty, Plus a tremendous amount of labor.</p><p></p><p>Selecting the wood with the best grain and proper moisture is only the start.</p><p></p><p>Next you have to lay it out to take advantage of the grain for looks and strength.</p><p></p><p>I like to do 90% of the inletting while it is still a blank before I cut the shape. (Others may do it differently).</p><p></p><p>After the partial inletting comes the shaping,(Lots of work).</p><p></p><p>But the real time and labor starts when you start finishing the stock, especially if you are anal</p><p>about the way you want it to turn out.</p><p></p><p>I think everyone should build at least one stock so they can appreciate how much work goes in to building a custom stock and then decide if they want to do another one. </p><p></p><p>I now leave this type of gun building up to guys like Joel Russo that does such great work and spend my time on the metal work.</p><p></p><p>If I had to build stocks for a living I would be poor because for what you could charge for a stock I would make about $3.00 oo an hour.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1039345, member: 2736"] I have built a few stocks from a blank and found that it requires a lot of different elements to end up with a thing of beauty, Plus a tremendous amount of labor. Selecting the wood with the best grain and proper moisture is only the start. Next you have to lay it out to take advantage of the grain for looks and strength. I like to do 90% of the inletting while it is still a blank before I cut the shape. (Others may do it differently). After the partial inletting comes the shaping,(Lots of work). But the real time and labor starts when you start finishing the stock, especially if you are anal about the way you want it to turn out. I think everyone should build at least one stock so they can appreciate how much work goes in to building a custom stock and then decide if they want to do another one. I now leave this type of gun building up to guys like Joel Russo that does such great work and spend my time on the metal work. If I had to build stocks for a living I would be poor because for what you could charge for a stock I would make about $3.00 oo an hour. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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