winnie&bezza Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Aternoon all, I posted a topic in the airgun section about doing up my s400 and fancying making my own stock. Now I popped into the joiners we use to ask about a chunk of walnut and they said that they can get a bit but the thing with walnut is it usually has only one good face so they suggested laminating two bits together to get two good faces. Now those with more experience with gunstocks, do you think that's a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Ahhh a salesman at work, you wanted one and he's going to talk you into two.... Take a look on the great auction site for walnut blanks. Edited November 16, 2015 by B25Modelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Haha no he's a good guy and he actually said if I can wait a month then there might be some off cuts of it as they have a big walnut job to do and it's high grade stuff. And he won't charge much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Shotgun stocks are made from a single blank. The most expensive stock blanks have a great deal of figure throughout, that's what makes them expensive. Lesser grade wood have less figure and perhaps more on one face than the other.However,it's always worth wetting the stock blank so you can see the true figure which oiling will bring out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Well I don't think I will go for anything too fancy incase it all goes wrong but it's got to be nice. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 cheaper to buy an old stock and remork it decent blanks run into hundred and then thousands of pounds alternatively you can get hard wood, void free laminate blocks for £40-50 on eBay (technically they are three glued together but they are good) I have one I am working on a the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Well I fancy the process of cutting it out of the block etc so it's a full process really. Oh right I'll have a look at the laminate ones later. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I get blanks shipped in now from the States of you want the details pm me. Should of said good blanks aren't cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I take it you are proposing to make a stock for a air gun ? If so do you want to have a fancy piece of wood ? Personally if this a first time I would recommend you start with a lesser piece of wood such as beech as walnut can be difficult to work as well as expensive . Beech has long been an accepted wood for rifle and air rifle stocks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10gaugewannabee Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 i have done several stocks now the first was for a smk air rifle, cheap andnasty little thing and one of the best ones i have ever owned, to play with we removed the old stock and glued together several sheets of 12mm ply and then when thick enough i butchered it to fit as a stock, i ended up doing it twice as the first time was really really rough after that i used some beech we had left over at work, it was door frames so i glued it together to make one whole one, it still wears it now after that i have done the ply wood thing three times for three differnt guns, i save the old stock just incase and i remake the ply wood one to best suit me, once i have it fitting right i then make one from the wood i have, ask, beech, walnut, oak and mahogany have all been used for the gun stocks and all but the mahogany was laminated to make the correct size required. infact i like to high light the join to make it a feature of the stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Thanks for that welsh and roughly how much for a decent grained blank? Well the rifle has a factory beech stick and it does look boring and would like something with a bit of life and character really. I'm not a massive fan of the laminate ply look to be honest. I love oak and as a carpenter I do love working with it, but is it really suitable as a stock material? Thanks for all replies as they have been helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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