Interesting stock making method

[J E Custom]

I have built stocks from scratch, and though this was an interesting Video.



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[cohunt]

interesting for sure, labor intensive for sure-- surprised they dont use cnc-- they make those full custom stocks for Olympic 22lr competition shooters-- wonder if that glue/sandwich method would work for large magnums?

Stock Bear - Výroba pažieb na športové zbrane

Bear je firma, ktorá sa zaoberá ručnou výrobou pažieb na strelné zbrane. Zameriavame sa na športové pažby, používané na BIATLON.

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Slovakia

 

[Doublezranch]

It does. That is how laminated stocks are made. 1/16 inch strips of birch, dyed, then epoxied together in a press.

 

[Buck Fever]

That looks European. They have weird ideas about woodworking, using a chainsaw instead of a chop saw, no fence on their table saw, no router with templates, no copy lathe, no CNC.

I can understand the lack of a copy lathe and CNC but the rest is pretty weird.

I have to imagine that guy is from a family that has been doing woodworking for 400 years but some how they became disconnected from advances in woodworking tools.

I know a guy that got in to stock making about 20 or 25 years ago. Less than 10 years in he already had a copy lathe and was beginning to do CNC shaping. The last time I saw him, he had expanded a few times and was putting out beautiful furniture in bulk. He is in to military surplus more than match rifles so I would try to buy his seconds because my rifles look wrong with presentation grade wood. He also makes some fancy 10-22 dress up stocks that are every bit as complicated as a match rifle stock so there is nothing that archaic tools really do better than modern machinery.

 

[cohunt]

It does. That is how laminated stocks are made. 1/16 inch strips of birch, dyed, then epoxied together in a press.

except they are thin laminate strips with the epoxy injected into the grain of the wood-- not thick slabs and wood glue ( Rakoll GXL-4 polyvinyl acetate glue in the video) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_acetate like in the video

I have no doubt that this method works for 22lr rifles-- Bear is world renowned for their Olympic competition stocks for Anschutz competion rifles--Ive just never seen it in a center-fire rifle stock

 

[cohunt]

you devcon guys are gonna love this video

Video – Pillar Bedding - Stock Bear - Výroba pažieb na športové zbrane

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looks like he is using dry graphite as a release agent too
I also like the idea of the small surgical tubing as a front dam from the bedding compound-- looks clean

the PPG 2 part epoxy is a nice finish too

 

[Ranger Rick]

It does. That is how laminated stocks are made. 1/16 inch strips of birch, dyed, then epoxied together in a press.

That is how

except they are thin laminate strips with the epoxy injected into the grain of the wood-- not thick slabs and wood glue ( Rakoll GXL-4 polyvinyl acetate glue in the video) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_acetate like in the video

I have no doubt that this method works for 22lr rifles-- Bear is world renowned for their Olympic competition stocks for Anschutz competion rifles--Ive just never seen it in a center-fire rifle stock

You're right Cohunt. The lamination is very different between biathlon rifles and hunting rifles. Hunting rifle laminated stocks use much thinner laminates and are laminated horizontally (+ diagonally). The thinner thicknesses can even be bent. I have made curving wood stair rails via forming each 1/8" 8 - 12" piece and gluing with clamps every three inches. Soaking the wood facilitates bending and shaping multi-dimensional.
The biathlon stock has vertical, thicker laminates. It looks to me like clear Alder which is one of the lightest hardwoods. Biathletes crave lightness. Birch is a more common hunting rifle laminate along with many beautiful hardwoods.
Jerry, thanks for posting

 

[J E Custom]

Here is a description of how gun stock laminates are made, and there benefits.

I started using them back in the 70s for match rifles for their strength, and at the time I just bought blanks and hand carved my own. I still have a few Reinhart fajen stocks on hunting rifles.

Laying The Wood: The Story Of Laminate Stocks

The unlikely tale of how laminate stocks went from curiosity to commonplace, changing the shooting world along the way — for the better.

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There are many different types of wood and other materials (Carbon fiber)used, and many different thicknesses of each laminate for strength. The thinner each laminate is, normally strength increases.

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