A Work In Progress

[Mntngoat]

I received the new thumb hole "Dave Moore" stock today along with my Cooper than is going in the stock. I snapped some quick pics whiel teh boss was away.
It's not much to look at now but some sanding and finish work it should be a keeper.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Mntngoat/Firearms/679adfe1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Mntngoat/Firearms/088b67d9.jpg


To be continued...
ML

[Dave Moore]

Michael, could that be a piece of Bastone?
Dave

[Mntngoat]

Good eye Dave yes it is.

ML

[Mntngoat]

Here you go Dave.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Mntngoat/Firearms/IMG_1930.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Mntngoat/Firearms/IMG_1929.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Mntngoat/Firearms/IMG_1932.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Mntngoat/Firearms/IMG_1933.jpg

ML

[Dave Moore]

Michael, looks great so far. Are the lines on the grip for a set of finger grooves? I had thought of doing that on mine. I am also going to add a forend tip and grip cap. I thought I might go with some exotic burl although I have my eye on a piece of Spalted maple that might work.
I don't know about you but I have found this stockwork to be very enjoyable. And when you are all done you can say " I did it ".

Dave

[Mntngoat]

Yep I thought I'd add some finger grooves. I do a fair amount of trim carpentry work and like the finish work quite a bit. Getting ready to begin another whole house trim build out

ML

[jethro]

G,Day all.
Mntngoat, thats a nice looking piece of wood. Pardon the dumb question but is Bastone a type of walnut or something completely different? Are the holes in the humbhole area picture caused by insects / grubs or is it a natural vesicule in that type of timber? What will you fill them with? Im asking because Im looking at building a laminated stock out of locally available hardwoods in my area of N,East Victoria, Australia.

Cheers from the lower Right Hand corner of Aus
Jethro.

[Mntngoat]

Jethro, Bastonge is a variety of walnut, just like English, black, claro, Turkish etc..... The pin holes are burls and are caused by deformed growth of the grain. They are basically small tight knots. I will fill them with epoxy mixed with stain.

ML

[jethro]

G,day Mntngoat
In many of our native hardwoods in this area we have termites that will burrow a main gallery through the heartwood of the tree and then they put out little offshoots just big enough to fit one insect. These usually have a dark ring similar to the burls in your Walnut stock, I like the look it gives furniture as long as they are not too big or numerous.
Once you have filled the burl holes with epoxy/stain what type of finish will you apply to the stock. Oil or two pack or ???
Thanks for the prompt answer. Please post more pics as work progresses.
Jethro ;)

[Mntngoat]

I will use Permalyn.
It has worked very well for two other stocks I finished.

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=7785


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