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Don’t let your imagination get away on you…no sap wood anywhere on that blank I suspicioned it was the camera angle, Claudio, but I couldn’t resist asking😉 JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 01/08/26 01:07 PM.
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Claudio, do you "pencil on" the drop points and the line of the diamond grip sides, at some point in the stock shaping, and then work to those marks? Yes of course…luckily I had another Holland stock here( pictured below) the original had been crudely sanded and refinished so It was useless from a reference standpoint ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031043705_685cedbe8b_c.jpg) ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030966144_ce1f0ccf07_c.jpg) don’t ask me where it came from but I liked the lines and the shape of the grip so I based the overall look of my stock on it…I do however like to keep my lines as sharp as possible through the process
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Claudio, do you "pencil on" the drop points and the line of the diamond grip sides, at some point in the stock shaping, and then work to those marks? So , going back to your question on penciling in the shapes…I only do it to have a rough idea of the shape to follow, the rest is all in the eyes. Once you look at this stuff long enough you can spot things, something that looked ok yesterday looks odd today…I try to make sure all curves flow into each other seamlessly and shapes and proportions are pleasing to the eye. Here it is almost perfect…. ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55032761656_7f55703ce4_c.jpg) With the shaping done! the finishing can begin ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031859577_bdd9fef93f_c.jpg)
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Once you look at this stuff long enough you can spot things, something that looked ok yesterday looks odd today… I remember the forend of my Lindner Daly nagging at you when we were doing that thread 5 years ago. You had it propped up on your bench for a few days until you saw what you needed to see.
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Once I start applying the finish on the stock there is plenty of time between coats to start dealing with the fore end, it was dark and oil soaked but otherwise sound, this was important to me because its always good to keep a part of the old wood in service, sort of like keeping the soul of the gun intact….also, that fore end is a real pain to make. ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55033888873_f092fdeab7_c.jpg) After a few coats of finish…it perfectly matches the stock, fiddleback and all. ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55033920538_8c499e7230_c.jpg) ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55032839357_2b5ed3374b_c.jpg)
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Beautiful, Claudio. That wood is so right-on in color and grain. And the forend really shows how a beautifully done concave mullered border frames and sets off a checkering pattern. Did you freshen up the checkering?
JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 01/10/26 12:25 PM.
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Absolutely stunning! Thank you.
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Checkered butt I assume, nice to see new wood without a pad... Abe Chaber suggested that when he restocked my Warillow.
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You need another project? I have a Boss RA that needs a new stock
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