Indians For Guns

Hi, Finally found time on hand to work on a shot gun stock. But this time, unlike most of the times i remembered to click photos to share with you'll. Because usually i get so involved i forget to take pics at each step.....so here goes, i hope you'll apreciate them....
The company fitted stock that was on it looks as if it is in good shape, but when you look closer it has a cracked pistol grip....hence a new stock.





Cut out a good portion from a plank of American dark walnut, aligned the grains for the the straight grip so that it has good strength......started off with a rough shape, got all the dimensions in place from the owner.


After it aligned perfectly ......(lop,doc,doh), worked on the pitch and butt pad was fitted. trimmed it down to the shape i prefer...



After sanding the gorgeous wood is revealed.......still some work needs to go in the butt end which is almost finished....
will be working on the fore end tomorrow evening....will post as it progresses.

cheers

Wow that is some pretty figure!

That is going to be a real beauty!

I'm glad that blank has come in handy, the layout with the burl in the end will really stand out if you do a nice hand-rubbed oil finish. Great work so far, keep it going!

thats lovely stock and fantastic workmanship.

Nice grain on the plank.

Pritu79,
great job ,you have a very nice hand

Nice work!

I have gone through this thread and another one on re-doing gun stocks.

In my opinion, in the Indian scenario, for gun-stocks, Indian teak (Tectona grandis) is an all-rounder in terms of grain (teakwood from trees having a rotation period of 60 years as in Nilambur in Kerala, has a straighter grain. Longer rotation period of Central Provinces or Burmese Teak means wavy grain), availability (available all over India), workability (carpenter friendly), durability (contains natural oils which protect it from warping, cracking etc. It is not uncommon to see 200 year old teakwood furniture in beautiful shape in some parts of India), and weight (not too light, not too heavy).

Therefore, where available, exotic wood such as ebony and walnut may be used. Where such woods are not available, safest bet is teak. Sissoo or Shisham on the other hand, though strong, has a habit of splitting under pressure. Thespesia Populnea / Hibiscus populneus of Malvaceae Family (Gangaravi in Telugu and Indian Tulip Tree in English), commonly used in southern part of India for gun-stocks, is a cheap substitute, but cannot match seasoned teak in properties.

Hi, thank you. I will be finishing the stock this weekend, I hope.......it is an labour intensive job, esspecially in the areas around a knot. I'll post pics as it progresses. For the past week i have been searching for my checkering cutter set, but its no where to be found. finally a friend was kind enough to lend the cutter....

cheers..

Very nice job and thanks for sharing.

Best wishes for the outcome,
Vikas

wah..good work

Hi, thank you. I will be finishing the stock this weekend, I hope....

So how did it turn out?
We're all curious.

OMG you did this. This is so cool because its a skill job and man you got some skills... With the right polish and the a few coats this is going to be a beauty... Pics plz...

Though i desperately wanted to finish the stock as i said earlier,I could not find time on the weekend. Have to tend to an urgent matter ......I'll try to finish asap and will share the details, since this kind of a job needs time on hand and patience..

cheers

Our friend Jonah has done a fab stock job , maybe he could pass u some valuable tips and his experience.

I've read about using Linseed Oil and wax to finish wood. Can the Linseed oil available at local kirana shops be used for this purpose and the wax used by wood polishers to fill in dents in veneer and wood be used for this purpose. Pardon my ignorance, what is the local hindi term for linseed oil.

Don't want to spend on BirchWood Casey's expensive gun stcok finishing oil and teh hassle to try and source it.

Thanks
Moin.