Asking Suggestion for Beautification of IHP N35

[harshvardhan]

This is my IHP N35
Please Provide me some Tips On checkering

[Grumpy]

Unless you`ve had plenty of practice don`t even consider try to chequer a stock. It only takes one tiny mistake for it to look awful ..... and I guarantee you`ll make a lot more mistakes than just one. Have you thought about stippling instead ? I seem to remember Mack The Knife posting a thread on stippling some time ago.

[Kumarnishith]

Hi Harsh,

A bit OT here...the scope seems to be mounted a bit too low...ain't your front and rear sight interfering with the scope?
Not much idea regarding checkering...but I have seen one gun in another forum with comaflaouge pattern...The whole thing was done with special camo wrap/tape...I did a little bit of search on ebay...You can check it out too...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/14004-Mossy-Oak ... 7e&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/McNett-Camo-For ... 2a295cc078

Here's a DIY tutorial & various ideas for putting on camo on your gun:

http://3gn.ar15.com/archive/topic.html? ... 3&t=631714

I have got an old air rifle lying around in my home...will try the comaflaouge tape on it...and post the pics!!
Also, you can add butt pad/stock cover, sling etc

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Ri ... r&_sacat=0

You Can also attach a bipod....

But, beauty without a soul is a complete let down..isn't it? So, don't forget to tune up your air rifle to make it more accurate and powerful. You can search this forum regarding IHP tuning...

All the best in your endeavor ... and don't forget to post loads of picture once you complete the modification!

-Nishith

[harshvardhan]

I have Tuned My IHP...
Its providing 750+ Fps...with std Deviation of 3,
And Low Scopes are good for zeoring at various distance....
I have tried with higher mounts....

[AgentDoubleS]

This is what I'd love to do, it's the post grumpy is referring to.

http://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1366

Cheers,
SS

[Grumpy]

No, that thread is to do with re-finishing a stock. I`m sure he did another on stippling.
Re-finishing is about patience more than anything else. Do the job carefully and slowly and you reap the benefits.
There are different ways to do stippling - but they`re all much safer than trying to chequer a stock.
I`ve done pretty much everything to do with gunsmithing but the one thing I couldn`t master was chequering. I tried with chequering tools and I tried with `V` chisels and I was equally rubbish with both - although chequering tools should be the easiest.

[Basu]

Dear Harsha,
It is better that you take the stock along with the design to a carpenter,rathar than trying at home.
By the way ,what is this yellow mark on your scope.

Basu

[Grumpy]

A carpenter ? You think a carpenter can do chequering ?

[harshvardhan]

Its BSA Warranty Tag

[Basu]

Dear Grumpy,
Back in India ,quite a bit of craftmanships are done by carpenters in different art form on furnitures.
They are capable of doing verious woodworks,including checkering.

Basu

[FN-Five-Seven]

While I agree that there are many skilled carpenters in the country , I also share Grumpy's concern that an unskilled person can ruin a rifle stock .
I think it would be best to draw the chequered design on paper and then ask the carpenter to do the design on a piece of wood . If the carpenter is able to do a good job , give him the stock , or else look for another carpenter or a gunsmith .

I don't know how useful this might be , but I found two Youtube videos on chequering the stock

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@ harsh

Could you share , how you went on with the tuning of your IHP ? ( Preferably in a different post )

Thanks & Regards

F-N-Five-Seven

[AgentDoubleS]

No, that thread is to do with re-finishing a stock. I`m sure he did another on stippling.
Re-finishing is about patience more than anything else. Do the job carefully and slowly and you reap the benefits.
There are different ways to do stippling - but they`re all much safer than trying to chequer a stock.
I`ve done pretty much everything to do with gunsmithing but the one thing I couldn`t master was chequering. I tried with chequering tools and I tried with `V` chisels and I was equally rubbish with both - although chequering tools should be the easiest.

He's discussed his stippling tool and technique on this one- as simple as have a go at it till ones gets the desired texture! Lets hope someone points me on a more detailed one.

[Kumarnishith]

Can't the whole stock be re done right from scratch by an expirienced gunsmith/carpenter? I mean a custom stock complete with thumbhole, raised cheekpiece etc...

-Nishith

[Kittu]

hi kumarnishth yes a stock can be made from piece of wood but you need a highly skiled carpenter to do the job

[Mark]

As Grumpy has quite rightly pointed out, checkering a stock is often described as "The last, best way to ruin a stock".

That is a true statement. I am saying that not to dissuade you from attempting it, or paying someone else to do so, but there are a few steps before that.

The first thing you can do to your stock is to remove the finish and any dents in the wood, then sand and apply a nice hand rubbed finish. Plenty of information on the internet on how to do that, and I am sure there are videos as well.

After your stock is finished in a manner you are proud of, should you like to checker it yourself it is actually rather simple. Just buy some of the tools (they are not that expensive) and first practice checkering some drink coasters for your coffee table. When you have checkered 6 coasters get 2 or 3 hammers and checker the handles.

Once you have checkered 6 coasters and 2 hammer handles you should be experienced enough to carefully do your gun stock and have it look nice enough that you can be proud to show it off. If you do not take the effort to do that, mark my words you will be burning your stock in a fire at midnight and hoping no one sees it before you toss it in.

Here is a labor sheet that I took off the web, no relationship with the stockmaker but it gives you an idea of the time involved for an experienced professional to do the job right.

http://www.cgm-gunstockcheckering.com/H1.htm

Anyway, my suggestion is to start with a refinish that you can do yourself and go from there.