[Woodcarver] chat and a gun stock carving question

[Steve Lankerd Sr]

Your Welcome Merrilee...
Glad I could help.  Some more info for you, Fajen no longer makes custom 
stocks for people.  What I would recommend is go to http://www.wenig.com . 
These guys have 95% inletted stocks which basically the receiver and barrel 
will drop in and you shape, sand and finish the outside. There may be a 
little fitting required but not much. this can be done with a Dremel or 
similar rotary tool.   If you want to go this way, e-mail me off list and I 
can give you all the info you need.  I have built many rifles this way.
Long ago,  Bishop was one of the top gunstock manufacturers in the US for 
the custom people.  Fajen- Reinhart bought out Bishop but a few years later 
the two top guys at the factory bought out that branch of Fajen and started 
their own company, Wenig.  All located in Mo.....  Wenig has 100% pre-made 
stocks as well as blanks.  You even have the option of a few places that 
sell good used gunstocks at a fair price which I can give you that info too 
if you'd like.

Best Regards,

Steve

Steve Lankerd Sr
Metlakatla, Alaska

http://www.stevelankerdstudio.com




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] chat and a gun stock carving question



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> Gosh thanks Steve!

>    That is very helpful.  I checked out the sites you gave me.  Looks like

> a lot of work but for my "baby" I think I'll try it if he wants it really.

> It might be easier to just do the ready made stock but now I have aplace 

> to

> start with.  I'll contact you when I know which gun stock I can try with 

> to

> get the replacement information.

> Merrilee

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>>Hello and Good Morning...

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>>To help Merrilee and some others,  I specialize in scrimshaw, gunstock

>>carving and I am also a gunsmith.  What you need to do is get a 

>>replacement

>>stock to fit a particular rifle.  If you are interested, I can get you 

>>info

>>on a couple of places for these.  There are other factors that you have to

>>figure such as proper fitting of the barrel and receiver to the stock. 

>>Once

>>those are achieved you can work out a checkering pattern.  As someone

>>suggested earlier, one great book for reference  is "Checkering and 

>>Carving

>>of Gunstocks" by Monte Kennedy.  As for checkering tools go to

>>http://www.brownells.com .  Once you get the pattern for your checkering

>>design figured you'll have to get your master lines fit in and from there

>>you just checker away.  :)

>>Another good book for gunstock carving using the high speed tool is

>>"Gunstock Carving" by Bill Janney.  You can get this book from Amazon or

>>Bill Janney at

>>http://www.billjanney.com .  Another place is Profitable Hobbies and their

>>site is https://www.profitablehobbiesstore.com .

>>Hope this helps....

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>>Best Regards,

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>>Steve

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>>Steve Lankerd Sr

>>Metlakatla, Alaska

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>>http://www.stevelankerdstudio.com

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>>To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>

>>Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 7:10 AM

>>Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] chat and a gun stock carving question

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>> > And as it goes with someone asking the same question as I... Thanks

>>Maura!

>> > My son just asked me to carve him a gun stock but I think he wants me 

>> > to

>> > make the whole thing first.  Is this possible to do and get the 

>> > workings

>> > of

>> > the trigger parts in?  He said something about a thumb thing - ring

>>(round

>> > hole I think near the area where the  thumb goes.. duh! I think)  And

>>then

>> > what kind of tools are needed to do the checkering, and what ever eles?

>>I

>> > am waiting for Maura's answers too! :)  Thanks to all!

>> > Merrilee

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>> >>wow  look at all the different topics going on on this list.  I  think

>> >>Bill

>> >>lit a fire under our butts.  okay well, in keeping with the  spirit of

>> >>things,

>> >>i am going to ask a question...............okay here

>> >>goes..................

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>> >>I recently ordered a gun stock (walnut) so that I could try carving

>>one.

>> >>I

>> >>could wing it but figured it would be better to be guided by a book  or

>> >>video

>> >>for my first practice one.  okay now I have about a 15-20$ budget  for

>> >>this.

>> >>does anyone have any suggestions, I know that there are  different 

>> >>books

>> >>out

>> >>there.  have you used any, what do you reccomend. does  anyone have a

>>copy

>> >>they'd like to sell (or trade) me?  I would kinda like  one that covers

>> >>most of

>> >>the basics from checkering to scroll work to custom  scenes.  Any Ideas

>> >>for

>> >>me?

>> >>thanks

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>> >>any general tips on carving gunstocks will also be appreciated

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>> >>Maura carvin' in  nyc

>> >>www.CarvinginNYC.com

>> >>http://www.picturetrail.com/carvinginnyc

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