Crafting a New Wood Stock

[Big E]

[Rob454]

How heavy do you want the stock to be?
You can use oak or mahogany but thats gonna be heavy. Besides any wood you get is gonna have to be completely cured so it wont split. Stick to walnut or birch. My savage stock is birch. I just refinished it and looks great.
I believe you can order the multicolored block of wood I see some stocks made out of.

[Sailormilan2]

Try these. Uninletted semi finished walnut stocks from Boyds. Outside is shaped, but inletting is up to you.

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/BOYDS-CLASSIC-WALNUT-UNINLET-UNFINISHED-p/888-561.htm

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/BOYDS-CLASSIC-WALNUT-UNINLET-NO-CHEEK-PIECE-UF-p/888-562.htm

[Big E]

How heavy do you want the stock to be?
You can use oak or mahogany but thats gonna be heavy. Besides any wood you get is gonna have to be completely cured so it wont split. Stick to walnut or birch. My savage stock is birch. I just refinished it and looks great.
I believe you can order the multicolored block of wood I see some stocks made out of.

It's a .22 so it is already pretty light and it's not that much wood; and it's not like I'm hiking miles with it (if I do I'll switch back to the birch). Like I said my buddy is a pro when it comes to woodworking. He's just never done a stock before, but he says it should be fun. Other work he has done is just beautiful so I know it will be great. He was also concerned about the weight. I think I can go up another pound or two and it won't be too heavy. I wasn’t thinking mahogany, which could be nice. I’ll have to find some data on the weights of different woods. Thanks for the input.

[Big E]

Try these. Uninletted semi finished walnut stocks from Boyds. Outside is shaped, but inletting is up to you.

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/BOYDS-CLASSIC-WALNUT-UNINLET-UNFINISHED-p/888-561.htm

http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/BOYDS-...-p/888-562.htm

Didn't see any pics on those links. Plus, part of the fun is starting from scratch. He'll do the precision work and I'll do the easy stuff.

[Sailormilan2]

I believe it is Boyd's Classic style stock, with and without a cheek piece. Check out Boyd's site and you will see examples of it.
For stock blanks, you can often find decent looking ones in English walnut, Bastogne walnut, and Maple on eBay.

[Thefeeder]

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For all the work...start with some nice wood

Try Calico wood in Santa Rosa, CA

Look at the Weatherby factory seconds for a bargin....some are AA or AAA

http://www.calicohardwoods.com/index.php

[Big E]

For all the work...start with some nice wood

Try Calico wood in Santa Rosa, CA

Look at the Weatherby factory seconds for a bargin....some are AA or AAA

http://www.calicohardwoods.com/index.php

Defintely going to go with choice wood. Santa Rosa is a little far (I'm in SoCal), but I will check out the website for ideas. Thanks for the link.

[dangerranger]

this one is a Boyds T hole in shady cammo

[Big E]

this one is a Boyds T hole in shady cammo

Nice pics.