Professional Stockmaking: Through the Eyes of a Stockmaker
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Professional Stockmaking: Through the Eyes of a Stockmaker
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Originally copyrighted in 1994, this 2011 reprint is a step by step how-to with complete photographic support for every detail of the art of working wood into riflestocks. Comprehensive coverage of the techniques are illustrated to gain skill and/or understanding of the professional gun maker's craft. An unparalleled achievement, destined to become the bible for students, professionals or those who appreciate custom rifles.
Table of Contents
Book I - Introduction to Inletting the Semi-inletted Stock
Section 1 - Inletting the Barreled Action
Section 2 - Inletting the Barreled Action Semi-inlet
Book II - Finish Shaping the Stock
Introduction to Finish Shaping
Section 1 - Fitting the stock to the individual shooter
Section 2 - Introduction to the tools used in shaping
Section 3 - Shaping begins - profiling the buttstock
Section 4 - Shaping the sides of the buttstock
Section 5 - Rough shaping the combnose
Section 6 - Shaping the body and forearm of the stock
Book III - Sanding and Stock Finishing
Section 1 - Sanding
Section 2 - Stock Finishing
Appendix I - Inletting a Steel Buttplate
Appendix II - Tools Used in Stockmaking
Acknowledgements
Technical Specifications
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