Completing

[Lazyme]

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[Yugo]

Time for garage insulation and a heater

[10xhobby]

That thing is going to look awesome when it's finished. Can't wait to see it.

[Bainter1212]

Interested in your project when it gets done. I am also currently working on a Richards Microfit stock for a project right now.....the quality of the stock is great, despite the fact that the company is a piece of work.

[Izzy43]

Interesting project and you have a nice approach to modifying the stock. The jigs are certainly the key to doing this kind of work. I have a Boyd's Blaster stock enroute that has not been inletted. I will be inletting the stock for a Remington 597 using the same approach with jigs and a router. I have done a lot of woodworking but never inletted a stock before so it will be somewhat of a challenge. Going slowly in baby steps will be the key.

How did you secure the stock and attach the jigs? I plan to clamp the rifle in a workmate and then clamp the jigs onto the workmate on top of the stock.

Your stock looks great, I'll be following your progress with great interest. Good luck.

Izzy

[Izzy43]

Here's a link to some good techniques that you may find useful (or not). It's a project to build a stock from raw wood but has some great ideas concerning inletting and use of jigs, also from Rimfirecentral: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums...d.php?t=521132

Whoops! Forgot to add this link for a good method on finishing a stock. I have used this with great success on three stocks. http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums...d.php?t=331108

[JackRydden224]

Woah that looks nice. Good luck with the project!

[Izzy43]

Oh ya...got lots of ideas from the 1st one the past few weeks. Lots of info to sift through.

That second post will come in handy when I get to the finish portion.

That finishing method will produce a gloss or semi-gloss finish but can be knocked down to satin with some steel wool. Just be sure to let the finish cure for a week if you want to remove the gloss. I left mine glossy. The thing I like about using the tru-oil/armor-all method is you can put mulitple coats on in one day instead of using just tru-oil and waiting 24 hours before the next coat. Easy Peezy.

I'll be posting a new thread on my stock inletting adventure but won't start until after Christmas and only work when the temperature up here allows it. Been 22 - 37 degrees for the last few days. Gotta be warmer than that for these old bones to work in the garage.

[10xhobby]

Dude, that is coming out really nice.