Different Crossbow Stock Design
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Different Crossbow Stock Design
Here's a photo of a stock I made out of black walnut. It's not as cool-looking as some of the stocks posted on this site, but it has a few unique features that some may find interesting:
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I just wish I had the TALENT to do that.ecoaster wrote:Looks great. Wish I had the time and energy to start something like that.
Very nice stock..
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The wooden stock increases the total weight by about a pound. However, the balance is much better, the perceived weight is lighter because most of the added weight is back at the butt end. This acts as a counter-weight to the extreme front-heavy crossbow, and makes it easier to shoot.
I don't have a decibel meter, so I don't know how much it quiets the bow. My subjective opinion is that the wooden stock doesn't reduce the noise substantially so much as it takes the "sharpness" out of it. Instead of a "clank" it's more of a "thump", if that makes any sense.
I don't have a decibel meter, so I don't know how much it quiets the bow. My subjective opinion is that the wooden stock doesn't reduce the noise substantially so much as it takes the "sharpness" out of it. Instead of a "clank" it's more of a "thump", if that makes any sense.
I got the "blank" from a dead walnut tree in Kentucky on my cousin's farm. The branches had rotted off, but the trunk was still standing and the heartwood was fine.
It was a long-term project. I don't know how many hours, maybe forty? I was fortunate that to have a brother-in-law with a milling machine to carve out the inlet for the rail. Then I cut out the profile with a bandsaw, rough-carved the outside with a draw-knife, rough-sanded with a belt sander, and finish sanded by hand. Then five coats of tung oil.
It was a long-term project. I don't know how many hours, maybe forty? I was fortunate that to have a brother-in-law with a milling machine to carve out the inlet for the rail. Then I cut out the profile with a bandsaw, rough-carved the outside with a draw-knife, rough-sanded with a belt sander, and finish sanded by hand. Then five coats of tung oil.