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<blockquote data-quote="GRG" data-source="post: 2882343" data-attributes="member: 100299"><p>Remember your last statement in your opening post was you wanted "Tips and Tricks" so don't beat me up for what i have to say. This is not criticism just well intended suggestions. Also there are many ways to do things and many people on this site that are far better than me at doing stocks.</p><p></p><p>I'm curious as to your history in building stocks as your questions were more basic but your duplicator is not a junker. If stock guys know your history and you are fairly inexperienced you will probably get more suggestions. If you are very experienced and just seeing what people thought on that wood. you wont get as much. Your duplicator is kind of making me think you have done more and just aren't saying unless you just decided to do it right and get a nice one to start. </p><p></p><p>One thing I would say is that wood looks great so I would try to keep my edges of my inletting very neat, yours are a little rounded and inconsistent. You have already set your pillars and bedded with a grey epoxy whether it is Marine-tex or Jb but you didn't bring it up to the edges of the inletting to fill the gaps around the receiver. Its easier to use a bedding material you can die to match and do this or if you are doing just black it will blend in with most receivers and barrels much better. I think the best was is to grind most of that back out below the pillars then re bed with plenty of material to bring out over the stock, mask the tops and sides of the stock to keep the overflow off the outside wood. Reason I say to do this is if you try to just add epoxy it may build up higher on the previous bedding and pillars which will not be optimum. Bed the receiver and first 1 1/2-2" of the barrel in one step is what Im saying. Now is the time to do it right.</p><p></p><p>I love a nice wood stock and yours will be a eye catcher at any level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GRG, post: 2882343, member: 100299"] Remember your last statement in your opening post was you wanted "Tips and Tricks" so don't beat me up for what i have to say. This is not criticism just well intended suggestions. Also there are many ways to do things and many people on this site that are far better than me at doing stocks. I'm curious as to your history in building stocks as your questions were more basic but your duplicator is not a junker. If stock guys know your history and you are fairly inexperienced you will probably get more suggestions. If you are very experienced and just seeing what people thought on that wood. you wont get as much. Your duplicator is kind of making me think you have done more and just aren't saying unless you just decided to do it right and get a nice one to start. One thing I would say is that wood looks great so I would try to keep my edges of my inletting very neat, yours are a little rounded and inconsistent. You have already set your pillars and bedded with a grey epoxy whether it is Marine-tex or Jb but you didn't bring it up to the edges of the inletting to fill the gaps around the receiver. Its easier to use a bedding material you can die to match and do this or if you are doing just black it will blend in with most receivers and barrels much better. I think the best was is to grind most of that back out below the pillars then re bed with plenty of material to bring out over the stock, mask the tops and sides of the stock to keep the overflow off the outside wood. Reason I say to do this is if you try to just add epoxy it may build up higher on the previous bedding and pillars which will not be optimum. Bed the receiver and first 1 1/2-2" of the barrel in one step is what Im saying. Now is the time to do it right. I love a nice wood stock and yours will be a eye catcher at any level. [/QUOTE]
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