Rough Stock Fittings

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June 21, 2011 06:13

Whats the trick to fitting a replacement stock other than patience and lots of file chisels & sandpaper?

Doing a buttstock on a Ithaca 12 ga. So far its brutal!

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  62fuelie

  June 21, 2011 10:34

  I use a lot of lipstick on the metal contact surfaces so that when I press the metal into the stock I get a transfer and can see where I need to take off more wood. You did hit the key,Patience! Another very handy tool is a barrel channel scraper, I got mine from Brownell's, it is the one that looks like a bunch of coins with spacers in between. These make a nice clean cut as you drag them thru the channel. Just order the diameter you need based on the diameter of your barrel.

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  wpage

  June 21, 2011 15:15

  Thanks for the lipstick tip...
  Been using the rotax with a small grinder for indents. Patience is key and going slow with small chisel and medium sander and hand work...
  
  God bless those old time smiths. What a art it is!

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  SP45

  June 23, 2011 11:52

  anything that will transfer will work. they make a stock inletting black that you ca buy from Brownells. apply with a acid brush. you are right, lots of patience and sharp tools.

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  Hangfire

  June 23, 2011 14:12

  Yep, lipstick works great.. You can thin it with Vaseline to make it spread easier..

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  Dokey

  June 24, 2011 07:10

  I use my wife's lipstick , the kind that comes with a foam brush. Works great

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