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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1603390" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>Hello Lee, I have to congratulate you on your interest of building your own gun stock, however I have to agree with "shortgrass", <em><u>"Unless you are extremely talented and able to use 'deductive reasoning', <strong>you have a long, hard 'row to hoe' ahead of you</strong> without having an on-site instructor in your corner."</u></em> Sometimes our skill levels and our endeavors are not on the same level. What you are thinking about doing takes a relatively high level of skill and some really specialized tools. You wrote that you have never glass bedded a stock before, maybe you could start with bedding the existing stock on the Ruger American, you can bed a synthetic stock if you'd like; kits are available for around $30. The reason that I am suggesting to bed your Ruger American is that it will give you a bit of an idea about what you are going to experience starting out from scratch making your own stock. I have woodworking tools and have extensive knowledge and experience using them, for me personally making as stock from scratch is too big of a challenge for me to take on. I am not one to ever discourage anyone's enthusiasm to take a project on, it's just that what you want to try is not as easy as it seems. The suggestion that "bdlesh" was also a good suggestion on the Richard's micro fit stocks. Fitting up a semi-inletted blank will give you an opportunity to get the personal satisfaction of completing a project on your own and also some experience at the process of inletting a stock. Sometimes small steps are a lot better than jumping right in over our heads. Good luck with whatever way you decide to go, I admire your enthusiasm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1603390, member: 69192"] Hello Lee, I have to congratulate you on your interest of building your own gun stock, however I have to agree with "shortgrass", [I][U]"Unless you are extremely talented and able to use 'deductive reasoning', [B]you have a long, hard 'row to hoe' ahead of you[/B] without having an on-site instructor in your corner."[/U][/I] Sometimes our skill levels and our endeavors are not on the same level. What you are thinking about doing takes a relatively high level of skill and some really specialized tools. You wrote that you have never glass bedded a stock before, maybe you could start with bedding the existing stock on the Ruger American, you can bed a synthetic stock if you'd like; kits are available for around $30. The reason that I am suggesting to bed your Ruger American is that it will give you a bit of an idea about what you are going to experience starting out from scratch making your own stock. I have woodworking tools and have extensive knowledge and experience using them, for me personally making as stock from scratch is too big of a challenge for me to take on. I am not one to ever discourage anyone's enthusiasm to take a project on, it's just that what you want to try is not as easy as it seems. The suggestion that "bdlesh" was also a good suggestion on the Richard's micro fit stocks. Fitting up a semi-inletted blank will give you an opportunity to get the personal satisfaction of completing a project on your own and also some experience at the process of inletting a stock. Sometimes small steps are a lot better than jumping right in over our heads. Good luck with whatever way you decide to go, I admire your enthusiasm. [/QUOTE]
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