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Well its crude YET. I'm planning to drill some every 6 inches centered on the stock edge all the way around for a straight reference. Anyone do it a better way that I am missing. [img]http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt253/19701970_bucket/DSC00738.jpg[/[IMG]http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt253...

Lets not overlook the craftmanship in this stock. Very detailed piece of work. You can see you love what you do. 8) 8) One part mineral spirits and two parts tung oil. All your trying to do is thin the tung oil. After i got the wood as smooth as i could. I lightly sanded it with emery cloth and the ...

Ape glue it is. You really are into this. Those are some great lookin pieces. 8) I used Gorilla Glue (wood) for the stock. The bow i use smooth-on its a 2 part epoxy. It needs to be in a press and placed in a hot box to set up. Here is a encore stock i made with Spalted Maple and walnut Just to give...

Yes a decorative scew would look good. don't get me wrong, that is a great lookin handle.

Hoss wrote:yes it does take away from it..but I had no choice...mabey I can find a 2 chrome screws someday and spice it up..

Hoss, I'll bet you cried when you had to put that screw in that pretty piece of wood. I have to put an accu-draw on this stock so I can shoot. :cry: I love purple heart wood. Ive used it for a gun handle on my grandfathers double action 22 short 6 shooter. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/Okie...

What bonding agent did you use to glue the different woods together? I get so jacked up about this sort of thing, my wife gives me funny looks. And again thanks everyone.

Thanks so much for the input. I was thinking about putting an inlay of mybe an arrowhead on the stock to dress it up a bit. That puple heart is bueatifull wood. I was thinking about black walnut. I need to stop and see what are local shops have to offer. Thanks again for sharing. This is basicly how...

The Mystery member I got the wood from just said it was Soft Maple. Could you explain what Purple Hart is. I'm asumming a stain of sorts. Would you PM me on this. I am trying to decide on finish. I am not crazy about a light colored finish but it seems thats what people put on maple to show the grai...

Do you mean what finish am I going to use. Thats still up in the air. More than likely a stain and varnish.

curmudgeon wrote:Looking good. With what and how often are you treating the wood, or do you ?

OH, can not stand clicks! Very bad indeed. Thank God none HERE. This site is the best. Thanks for having me here.

Well, I finally started and I'm love every minute of it. I first made the rail channel on the stock. I used a mortise and tendon for the squared end of the channel. The rest I dadoed out. I took an oak peice the same size as the rail and got it to fit nicely in the stock channel. I then used red pai...

michiganman wrote:i also built a string jig,that boo mentioned before.its great to use,and practice on. if you need a pic of mine ,pm me,JIM

Could you pm me a pic of that jig. Thank you in advance. Mike