One Last Time

[rodmkr]

Finally received from son in law the piece of wood for my final stock.
The wood is birch that s kiln dried.
The rifle is a Winchester 02-22 .
original stock was cut down for some reason I cannot fathom.
Original stock beside new blank.
Have routed out barrel channel so now work really begins.
Waited to start until received original buttplate.
Spent over a month looking for one.

Will try to update as progress made

 

[fiver]

I seen that blank in the other pictures and was wondering what it was for.

 

[Missionary]

Thank you! I enjoy watching these projects. I learn all sorts of little tid-bits along the route.

 

[rodmkr]

Haven't had much time to work on it but finally got it to
the sanding (the hardest part) stage.
Thought I would show the progress

 

[fiver]

it's getting there.
looks like maybe a little shorter reach to the trigger there.

 

[Ian]

Random DA orbit sander can be a man's best friend.

 

[Bret4207]

Old joke from one of the "Gunsmith Kinks" books. A man was bragging to his gunsmith about the amazing stock work his son was doing. The smith had sold him a blank a week before hand and the father stated the son had the stock nearly done! The smith was amazed! "Really?" he asks. The father replies, "Oh yeah! It's gorgeous! All he has left to do is to inlet the action and barrel.".................

 

[rodmkr]

At the point of no return.
Need advice!
The barrel has zero blue left except area where in contact with wood.
Do I reblue or leave as is?
Do I reblue butt plate and trigger guard?
What say you?

 

[Ian]

I have no idea what the rifle is worth in original condition but that got ruined when the stock was cut anyway. I'd sand it all out to 400 grit, blend the scratches, and hot-water rust blue it all with Mark Lee express blue if it were mine. Of course I'd do the research first and make sure it wasn't Eisenhower's first rifle as a boy.....

 

[rodmkr]

Here is completed rifle.
Has taken long enough but isn't too bad.
Not up to Ben's standards but a lot better than when I got it

 

[Ian]

Looks correct now, good work!

 

[Cadillac Jeff]

Nice job!!