Shaping a blank stock by a novice

[stevy]

Hi guys,

I'm right keen to give shaping a blank stock a go for one of my CZ's.

More for the sake of doing it than anything else. Don't need something specialised or whatever.

I'm pretty patience and don't mind if it takes a long time, working it down very gradually.

Anyone done their first blank? How did you go? Any tips for a first timer?

[Swarm]

You've gotta give an ambitious project a go now and then

Go for it.

Like you say, slow and steady on tools and you should get something passable and learn along the way.

[Supporter]

As a practice, you could always cut a length of timber that would be from the action back.

Use this to practice shaping the butt. You wouldn't carve out everything to actually fit the action to it, but would just be practice for getting the contours of the butt right and if you muck it up, it only cost you $10 for a bit of timber.

Nothing to lose really.

[Monty]

As a practice, you could always cut a length of timber that would be from the action back.

Use this to practice shaping the butt. You wouldn't carve out everything to actually fit the action to it, but would just be practice for getting the contours of the butt right and if you muck it up, it only cost you $10 for a bit of timber.

Nothing to lose really.

That's a good idea.

Go buy a short sleeper and saw it down into section, should give you 3-4 practice runs or more and will only cost a few $$

[Xerox]

I've been mulling this over.

Post some pics and tell us what you mucked up so I can avoid it

[brand]

Post some pics and tell us what you mucked up so I can avoid it

[stevy]

Post some pics and tell us what you mucked up so I can avoid it

Will do.

I've picked up a few off-cut lengths of some nice wood, a few different kinds, from a local timber place.

Going to get cracking on my first practice run this weekend. Will post back in due course

[Aster]

I've picked up a few off-cut lengths of some nice wood, a few different kinds, from a local timber place.

Going to get cracking on my first practice run this weekend.

Cut your teeth of some scrap timber, pick up something real nice one you've got your skills up.

[Noisydad]

I made a laminated stock for a 12g bolt action Mossberg in 1996 from 4 pieces of 1/2" ply glued together with fiberglass resin after cutting them to shape.

The whole thing was painted with more resin after final shaping with a rasp and lots of sanding. the home made stock has a lot more wood behind the recoil lug than the original (split and broken) stock had.

The message is - don't hesitate to have a go. To many people just want to buy everything they need and you learn nothing from that.

[Vati]

The message is - don't hesitate to have a go. To many people just want to buy everything they need and you learn nothing from that.

That's the ticket.

Amazing how much money you can save yourself too if you learn a little craftsmanship here and there.