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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1605509" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Beautiful work. !!!!</p><p></p><p>Having made stocks from scratch I know the work you put in them.</p><p></p><p>I have read many good post in this topic, and though a lot about the OPs question and not wanting to discourage him. decided to comment.</p><p></p><p>I would recommend starting slow and working up. Find a stock 100% inletted but needs sanded and finished on the out side and fit and finish it. (Learn from it) then find a stock that is 90% inletted and do the same.</p><p></p><p>After taking on these two projects, you can determine if you are ready to do a full blown stock from a blank piece of wood. If you don't want to use a high cost piece of wood you can find inexpensive hard woods for very little. (A friend of mine made a great looking floor lamp out of his first hand carved stock, so it was not wasted).</p><p></p><p>As said many times, It is very hard work and requires good skills to end up with a beautiful stock that fits perfect and performs well.</p><p></p><p>Go slow, and you will decide if you want to tackle a complete stock, from A block of fine wood, to a checkered and finished piece of art.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1605509, member: 2736"] Beautiful work. !!!! Having made stocks from scratch I know the work you put in them. I have read many good post in this topic, and though a lot about the OPs question and not wanting to discourage him. decided to comment. I would recommend starting slow and working up. Find a stock 100% inletted but needs sanded and finished on the out side and fit and finish it. (Learn from it) then find a stock that is 90% inletted and do the same. After taking on these two projects, you can determine if you are ready to do a full blown stock from a blank piece of wood. If you don't want to use a high cost piece of wood you can find inexpensive hard woods for very little. (A friend of mine made a great looking floor lamp out of his first hand carved stock, so it was not wasted). As said many times, It is very hard work and requires good skills to end up with a beautiful stock that fits perfect and performs well. Go slow, and you will decide if you want to tackle a complete stock, from A block of fine wood, to a checkered and finished piece of art. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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