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Offline bluebayou

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how much wood for a stock blank?
« on: December 12, 2005, 12:49:47 PM »
I got a piece of 100 year old walnut that is basically a 2x6 about 48 inches long.  It is unplaned and is actually closer to 3x6-1/2.  This wood is as hard as rock and beautiful.  Could a narrow profile Sendero style stock be made for bolt rifle?

Anybody ever have a stock made?  The inletting would be beyond me.
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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2005, 07:07:22 PM »
Normally a 3 to 3 1/2 inch thickness is a minimum for a bolt gun and a modern style stock. You real problem is that a stock is not really straight. It has a butt with drop or a bend to it. usually 8 or 9 inches by 3 to 3 1/2 is good. Some stock style require more.. some less. Also there must be room for the pattern of the stock to be placed so the grain will flow correctly thru the very important wrist area of the stock. I've made a lot of stocks over the years and you plank might work for a 2 piece stock for a lever gun or a shotgun. It might also provide a stock for a simpler 22 rifle stock.  It may even work on some very conservative bolt gun stocks if the grain flow is perfect but I would consider that last highly unlikely..
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2005, 10:09:15 AM »
Dang, I hadn't thought about the wrist.  I figured that I it was going to be unlikely that the grain would work with the style of stock that I wanted (I had thought about the drop).  Thanks for the input.  I agree the likelihood of everything being perfect is pretty slim.  I will use my extra Remington Classic stock as a stencil and see what I have shapewise.
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