Ruger 10/22 thumbhole stock made from Maple and wild cherry. I broke it!

You’re still doing it wonderfully!

Great work!

Thank you.

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Beautiful work. I’ve been wanting to give stock making a try for awhile now. Did you shape the whole thing using files, and rasps, or did you use something else? How long does it usually take to make one?

-- Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein

I use a 2 1/2 hp router in a specialized machine to carve my stocks. It's a commercial gunstock duplicator made by Dakota Arms in Sturgis, SD.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/19137

It takes about an hour to carve each stock and about an hour of sanding to get them sanded to 120 grit. Using files and rasps, it would take days or weeks to carve a stock from a hard wood like sugar maple.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Would it be possible to put a floating tennon in the area of he crack to reinforce it?

-- Michael :-{| Diapers and politicians both need to be changed often; and for the same reason.

Sorry you dropped it, but what a nice job! I have been thinking of trying a make a stock. I have a Walnut stump that is beggin for it. Have you ever done any checkering? Nice post Thanks!

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Crank49,

The side wall that broke is about 1/4” thick. I’m going to finish the stock and use it myself. If I break it again, I’ll either fix it or carve another one. I like this golden flame color maple too much to scrap it out.

Roz,

I’ve got checkering tools, but rarely use them. A simple pattern on the grip area and forend takes me at least 8 hours to lay out and cut. A more complicated pattern that sweeps around and covers more area takes even longer.

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

Still a great stock Have to keep it

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you will have a one of a kind rifle when you aqquire a rifle to match. nice work. i have a concrete floor in my shop so i know a drop is almost always heartbreak.

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Nice looking stock as usual Hal. I had a factory beech stock off my Remington 722 do the same thing your did and it didn’t look nearly as nice. Its got a butternut stock on it now.

Thanks for the post.

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Oh yea Hal…. Beautiful stock

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Great stock,Hal. I would not scrap it either!!

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Another great stock, Hal!

-- Regret- the feeling you get just after you do something really stupid.

Wow, really pretty stuff, sorry to hear about the break…but definitely better than the costomer experiencing that.

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