strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) Well it's a nothing post really, just showing what anyone can do if they get bored with a old bit of stock. Recently I posted that I was going to a auction and i picked up 4 guns. 2 x 12bores and a bsa meteor mk4 and a bsa scorpion (it was in a James bond film but by God its ugly). Surprisingly all were in good working order. But staring at that meteor I thought that was a boring bit off wood. I started shooting with a smk b45-3 in .22 and a meteor mk4. Then a mk 3 and then a mk1 then supersport. Anyway I've been lucky enough to warrant blowing £40 in case I screwed this up as work is taking off as the light stays out longer. I thought I'd have a go at 'pimping' the stock. Excuse the expression. But I'd always wanted a go so I thought sod it and got the chisels out. First off I hated the shape of the cheek piece. Practical but bland. Unfortunately I took no photos of it before I started marking in out but Google images will show you what I mean. I didn't have any ideas of what to do and didn't do any research so free handed the lot. First up mark it out on top of the masking tape. Then got my dremel out and cut thin lines roughly where I wanted it. Absolutely bricking it at this point but I always was a bit rash. Then I got the chisels out and started to take sections off. At a later point I realised the butt pad comes off easier than I thought. Edited April 29, 2018 by strimmer_13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 and......................! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) I then decided that the grip didn't have enough definition to it. I like a bit of a pistol shape to it. A pronounced bottom shall we say only allowed to upload 2.93 mb hold on.... oh that's screwed it won' let me upload anymore photos Edited April 29, 2018 by strimmer_13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 skipped a fair bit of sanding there. Also at this stage I realised it was too fat below so had to mark out loads more to take off. Sanding, sanding, files, rasps and finally got to a point I liked. Took a chunk out the top too while I was there. Probably should of left it but to hell with it I done it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) So by this point I was about 2 hours in, the glass was empty and pretty sure I had a unhealthly dose of nicotine in my system I decided I wanted strippling as I don't have the skill to checker. Then I thought I make signs for friends using a soldering iron and in my eye would leave the black finish I wanted without trying to dye it. So the job of marking it out Then the front Decided the back should have a leaf or some such but drew a club shape you often see on guns. As I said it's a have a go gun Edited April 29, 2018 by strimmer_13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 So I burnt out the lines I was happy with and about 2 days later after 6 hours of poking red hot holes in a bit of beech I was done for a few days to let my hands recover. When I do signs into pine it's so much faster and I didn't take into account the beech would not take as well. Dam. Have patience I'm resizing photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) Not going to lie I nearly gave up. I was pretty bored of stabing wood at this point. The photos are being a sod so I finished grips and took the edges off the cheek piece to try and make it as smooth as I could. The holes I had burnt are a touch too deep by the end but I'm hoping the finish and wear will take the sharpness off them. I will say you wont drop this stock due to slippery hands Edited April 29, 2018 by strimmer_13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) Right the final piece Edited April 29, 2018 by strimmer_13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 I'm going to gently oil it over the next 4 weeks and get a good build up. Also going to fashion up a cap of some sorts for the grip, was thinking red and black plastic discs or if I can get hold of it as I'm pretty low, a disc of bone or antler. I'l post up my final photos in a month or so when it's all done. Tips, advice and general **** taking gratefully received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurreySquireler Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 I found out today that pets at home sell antler (£7.00 for a medium piece) if you,re looking for some, they sell it for dog chews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 47 minutes ago, SurreySquireler said: I found out today that pets at home sell antler (£7.00 for a medium piece) if you,re looking for some, they sell it for dog chews great shout out there. Their is one about 200yards from work I'll have a look in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted April 29, 2018 Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 So every dot is a burn with a soldering iron, I'll bet you don't do that again in a hurry top effort ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted April 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2018 yea must of been a couple of thou. I usually only make signs for friends doing it, I've read that people use nails and a hammer and tap away but my logic was it would give colour too. Problem is its a bit dark. You live and learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 It's certainly better than the bland original. Don't envy you the stippling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 3 months in and nearly finished.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) well fair play to you for having the guts to have a go.................that will be the most important gun you will ever do...............because on your next one ....you will change your mind about doing something in a different way....and all future work you will use this gun as a starting point,..............how it turns out dosnt matter...what matters is you have started to develope your experience.............. what you have done is not my cup of tea...but what has been done is to a functional standard and what you wanted in your minds eye.... for future reference there is a technique of scorching wood with a blow lamp prior to applying stain.....in the USA they like to use mapel for some stocks and they bring out the grain using alchohol poured on an area and lighted...they watch it and wipe the flame off and continue... Edited June 13, 2018 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 27 minutes ago, ditchman said: well fair play to you for having the guts to have a go.................that will be the most important gun you will ever do...............because on your next one ....you will change your mind about doing something in a different way....and all future work you will use this gun as a starting point,..............how it turns out dosnt matter...what matters is you have started to develope your experience.............. what you have done is not my cup of tea...but what has been done is to a functional standard and what you wanted in your minds eye.... for future reference there is a technique of scorching wood with a blow lamp prior to applying stain.....in the USA they like to use mapel for some stocks and they bring out the grain using alchohol poured on an area and lighted...they watch it and wipe the flame off and continue... I like new ideas. I'll see if I can find anything on YouTube tomorrow. Was on another topic quite a while back and somebody mentioned about string covered in tar wrapped around the stock and set alight or some such for a tiger stripe effect. Might have a go as wasting the grog seems sacrilege to me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 The rifle is looking tidy and so are those shelves, very organised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 old pallets. other side looks better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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