Laminated stock blank?

[oreclan]

You don’t have to spend $500 on a blank. I bought a nice rifle blank from another builder for $100. A pistol blank can be had for less than $50.

I bought a nice maple stock from Log Cabin Sport Shop for $75 last year. There are some bargains out there , but you have to search.

 

[SOLANCO]

https://www.groffslumber.com/
Fabulous wood. But you would want to go yourself to pick it. Take a spray bottle of water. Helps you see the grain.

 

[Rob M.]

I’m just curious as I mull over ideas for future projects. Has anyone taken 1/2” or 3/4” planks and laminated them into a stock blank? I know I’d have to use a tight grained hard wood like maple cherry or walnut. I’ve laminated wood for guitar bodies and such and wanted to eventually try my hand at a gun stock but I don’t want to spend $500 on a blank just to screw it up. I know that Boyd’s makes laminated stocks, I just don’t know what adhesives to use for a gun considering recoil and heat, or if this idea is a common practice. I wanted to put wood furniture on my Pardner pump and maybe that would be where I could start with it. Or maybe buy a cheap traditions buckstalker…

Penny for your thoughts.

Yeah , I'm sure you could do that , laminate boards for a stock . Probably be a b!tc# later trying to rasp it to shape but ....sure . I've made guns for myself by piecing a stock together out of pieces laying around the shop , I hate wasting stuff . ...I think its a by product of growing up dirt poor ! LOL AND , strangely enough , I just started a project for later .... Ive been cutting out cherry stocks today and was cleaning around the force and just about threw this chunk of walnut into the firewood pile .....seemed such a shame to do though . I checked it to the NW gun pattern ....He// ! I'm gonna make me a short N.W. gun outta it ! I'll have to add a chunk to the bottom of the butt stock but it'll be cool ! Esp. when I tell folks later its the " firewood gun " ! . Best of luck in what ever ya do ! Oh , shoot ...oh yeah , I never have more than $50 in one of my stocks ... If you like / want a walnut or cherry stock , holler at me ...maybe I can help ya out .... Later gator

 

[Rob M.]

Firewood N.W. gun.

 

[Abarnes]

I laminated scarlet oak for my four bore stock and I love it, use every clamp you can lay your hands on and have fun

 

[Lpcstrider420]

I laminated scarlet oak for my four bore stock and I love it, use every clamp you can lay your hands on and have funView attachment 222799
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Holy ****! I need. Percussion 4 bore!