Hand-making a gunstock from scratch to completely finished. Part 1 of 2.

[@ratherbefishing4225]

And here I thought there was no one in California that I would ever want to visit. Bush planes and now guns, Skywagon University is officially the best KZbin channel in existence.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks. They are all about the wood. Classic bolt action with a scope. Pretty wood. I do not like plastic stocks although they are very functional.

[@ratherbefishing4225]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 I don’t have that artistic streak in me but I agree there is nothing better looking than wood with a nice grain. Some day when I can afford it there will be a few of them in my safe

[@สงค์กาศรีคําพา-ษ1ฎ]

ไภาพแดดในใจ

[@sixpack214]

People like you with mad skill and ability never cease to amaze me.well done sir, thank you for sharing with all of us .

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you kindly

[@jakeclay7115]

That’s absolutely gorgeous, I’ve been thinking about taking a stab at making myself a custom hardwood sniper style stock & I think this is the inspiration I needed to make a go of it! Thank you! Amazing work!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Slowly start and continue until it is done. It is easier than it looks.l I made my first one when I was 14.

[@ggwoutdoors2a]

Best how-to make a stock I've seen yet. Very thorough demonstration in all the stages of stock making.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad it was helpful!

[@austinfox4130]

Fantastic demonstration, exactly what I was hoping to find.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks.

[@HandmadeProps]

Absolutely beautiful work!! Love the ebony & walnut combination... Proof that if you are a craftsman, you don't need a shed full of tools to make a gorgeous looking stock!!

[@raymonddigiuseppe2953]

Gotta say brother that is some beautiful work!!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much.

[@stambenazajednica2a788]

Thank you, thank you very much. Great video and great work. I have the processing skills and tools. I mostly do metalworking, but I don't have the courage to work with wood. I think that now, encouraged by this video, I will get to work and start to break the boredom. Greetings from Serbia.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

All you have to remember about wood, is that once you have filed it off you cannot put it back on.

[@rickoshea8138]

Mark; your skill at using hand tools to shape and finish a stock are matched and complimented by your skill with video making, editing and narration. Jolly good show!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I made the stock but Don the Cameraman did all the editing and putting the narration on it. He does all the videos and is very good at it.

[@appallokelley3207]

Thank you so much for this video , my Abuelo passed away recently and I have his old sock that he broke in a fall. It means so much to me , I wanted to attempt to make a stock . This video really helps.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Just take your time and do what I did and you will be amazed. I was never taught.

[@Jagdtyger2A]

I always love watching good wood working skills being used

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks 👍

[@chriskenney4377]

Mark: Another side of an honorable man. I am not happy to be reminded of my limitations, but guns and airplanes are two of my best interests.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you.

[@bd65shooter]

I used to use lamp black paint thinned down with paint thinner for inletting. I have since switched over to using a Kerosene lamp to smoke the piece. Lot easier clean up, and fast application. Loved your video, looks like an heirloom stock now!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you.

[@xxskippernate409xx6]

I do not believe my eyes. I watched this video 3 years ago. earlier this year, I became interested in the Cessna planes and watched your 170 and 180 videos for my model. I'm going to go buy my first plank of walnut wood this week. That's a beautiful stock, sir. I couldn't believe my eyes when I heard skywagon University intro music on a stock making video.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Strange co-incidence. Gunstocks and planes. Thanks for watching. The gunstock video is my most watched video.

[@shawnallenvicker7729]

Thank you Mark My grandfather Maurice Charles Leigh Jr use to make gun stocks like that for his friends. I remember as a young boy going down stairs into his shop and seeing empty powder barrels full of gun stocks and actions and gun barrels 94's sharps marlins all before 65 when i was born... i loved the smell of his shop always smelled like hoppes gun oil and wood and leather. Spent 30 years building custom homes up in Bend Sunriver Sisters and i always wanted to make a wood stock for a synthetic weatherby mark v but when the CHUMP brought COVID i knew i didnt need GUNS ANYMORE...

[@Reillysluck458]

Excellent video! 20 minutes of time well spent. Very clear on your instructions. I like to inlet the action and barrel first before taking the wood down. The way you did it worked very well too! Always more than 1 way to skin a cat.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thnaks. yes, I inlet it with a wide for-end and when the mechanism fits, taper it down to fit. I made up the process so it may not be right.

[@Reillysluck458]

We both arrive at the same result! Just nice to see a well made video that was well worth the time to watch!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

@@Reillysluck458 Thank you very much.

[@slammer7625]

Great job Sir. You provided me some great pointers as im going to be trying to make a stock for my grandfathers Winchester model 58 .22 rifle from 1929. Luckily i have the very beatup original stock for a template. Thank you again !

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Good luck, It is easier that most people think.

[@Ojb_1959]

Well done sir. Thanks for uploading. I learned a lot. Cheers from New Orleans 🎭

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jasonsimone3523]

Great job! That's a lot of work!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much

[@T-Ingvarsson]

Great video, i've been wanting to make a stock for an old muzzleloader that's broken so this is pure gold.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Go for it!

[@DJewell]

Very impressive; guns and airplanes. I love them both. Great job on that stock.

[@ppainterco]

Nicely done. Beautiful work, sir. You and your offspring should be absolutely proud of it. I've made several stocks for muzzleloaders. A custom stock takes a tedious amount of sanding, but the end result is rewarding. I've finished my muzzleloader stocks with boiled linseed oil that has been warmed and beeswax added in. If I ever ding the surface then it's easy to sand out and re-oil. I felt the ability to easily repair to be important since I had used these muzzleloaders for hunting in the past and they'd get some rough duty.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Oil finishes are the easiest to fix. Thank you.

[@ianwoods1384]

Hello Sir, thankyou for sharing your footage. I'm in the middle of making my second gunstock. I'm making a laminated version, to replace a bland, uninteresting air rifle stock. I pretty much have the same set up as you, with the rasps, files, chisels etc. I woodwork in my kitchen. I'm glueing the laminates individually, as they tend to slide otherwise. Someone told me to sprinkle salt in-between, though I don't like that idea, either. My most favourite part of the build, is filing with rasp, to pencil.lines, shaping the lumber.. The stock comes to life and comes alive. I love creating something like that. Great job! Thankyou again, take care.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks. Post a picture when it's done.

[@philbrammer3632]

I'm not surprised your hobby is as patient and attentive to detail as your skywagon vids. Nice to see your other interests.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks. I like woodwork as a hobby after a busy day selling planes.

[@Stevenyoung100]

How on Earth did you make such a beautiful gunstock! Thanks for your video! Your extremely skilled!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

My fist was for an airgun when I was 14. It just kind of worked out.

[@miltonwelch4177]

Absolutely great video. What led me to this? I was asking "the computer" how MASS PRODUCED stock is made for millions of military rifles of the past? Question still remains given the talent of yours and time invested.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks for watching even though you were not looking for it.

[@miltonwelch4177]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Any help with my lingering question?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Mass produced stocks are made on a duplicator. One blank and another being copied.

[@TheWarriorSolution]

That is some seriously awesome work! Very well done! Thank you for sharing your process and skills.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much!

[@_odonata]

I like rifles, shooting & woodworking so this video was definitely both a good guide & an inspiration to solve a problem I've been mulling over. As a right-handed person who shoots left-handed, my choices in bolt action rifles is not expansive. Having a penchant for less common calibers only makes the limited selection worse. Because buying a custom rifle could be prohibitively expensive, I had resolved that I might need to get a bit creative & resourceful if I wanted to own something similar to the classic styles that I admire. I appreciate you taking the time to post these videos as it has expanded my options & given me lots to think about. 👍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Try to make one. Just go slowly and it will appear.

[@robertbailey7511]

Very well done good sir, and thank you for the video! Your dedication to time and hand tools and not just going overboard with power tools is admirable. I love the time lapse of you hand sanding and watching all your tools fall off the table. That hits home haha.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Yes, time lapse shows all the tools jigging around.

[@piplup10203854]

This is precisely what I was looking for. My uncle used to do a bunch of woodworking and if he could make it he did so and I sadly didn’t get a chance to learn with him since he passed when I was young but this is something I always wanted to be able to learn and do. There’s just something extremely beautiful about crafting this with your own hands.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks for watching it. It is a really great thing to do to get away from the day to day pressures.

[@piplup10203854]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 You’re welcome 🙂 I agree with you, I love those type of projects. Do them in your own time when you feel up to it.

[@dom4002]

That vise! Great craftsmanship is awesome

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Hey, it grips!! What else is there that is not too low.

[@taylormoore4991]

Looks great! Awesome craftsmanship! God bless!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much!

[@matt0xx76]

Greetings from thr UK , thanks for the excellent video , im restoring an air rifle from the 60's and rather enjoying it , I just stripped and wirewooled then stained the stock again , next time I'm thinking of making a stock thanks to your video

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Excellent. I started on air rifles in England. First was a Webley Vulcan, then a BSA Airsporter. Then an Original 45 and an HW 80. The hard part on an air-rifle is cutting the long cocking slot down the whole length of the fore-end after the whole thing is made. They recoil slowly and violently so make sure the screws that hold it on are good and tight and fit well.

[@corneliuswowbagger]

Great demonstration Mark! I need to start with a 95 percent stock that for me will be about 80 to 90 percent and modify and then finish it. The principles and tools are the same though and you have done an excellent job of listing and teaching those.

[@Cryptoverse-pi2zm]

You did a great job on it, nothing like a black walnut stock. Looks fantastic! I'm sure it's a comfortable fit as well. Although I'd say, as much as the table and vice were moving around, It would have drove me nut's. Regardless, Great job!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The table moving was way worse in time lapse. I hardly noticed it in real time. Thanks.

[@stephensever5630]

Been chewing on the idea of making my own stock for my first deer rifle. It’s worthless by most people’s standards but I like it. Nice work!! Thanks for the motivation.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Do it. Take time and care.

[@andrevayssette4868]

Super travail Merci pour ce partage

[@jonathonhinson2070]

You make that look easy, but that’s art work.

[@ldbrush9941]

Mark, hello from the Oregon Coast. Relatively new subscriber here, you hooked me with your Mooney video's. And now I see you are into firearms as well. Firearms have been a part of my entire life since I lived in Mount Shasta as a young lad before my father died. Finally learned to fly in the early 90s after getting out of the Marines as a helicopter mechanic but sat it aside for every lousy reason in the book. Mostly working shift work in law enforcement and having children (did not help had an ex wife who spent money faster than I could make it). Retired a few years ago (I am '58 vintage) have been thinking about getting current again (what is all this glass panel stuff .. haha). Just need to put a big medical issue behind me first, i.e. Liver Cancer. Thank you for what you do Sir!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Hi L D! Don the camera guy here. 21 years Air Force, 10 years Concord PD ... looks like we were on the same glide path. Took 10 years off from flying and still can't figure out why that happened. Don't wait another moment. Go get that medical and jump back into the left seat! You won't regret it!

[@zachcurrie4258]

excellent video, just what I needed. nice landy shirt

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad I could help

[@robertwest3093]

This is my kind of woodworking! I'd love to make a wood stock for my .22.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

You should!

[@charliegibson8826]

Amazing job with hand tools my friend

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks. It's fun.

[@perspicator5779]

Beautiful artwork!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much!

[@richiebettles2707]

I really enjoyed watching this.. Great work

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks. It was fun to do.

[@OH8STN]

Excellent work. 👍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Many thanks

[@calebhenderson2059]

A master at work! Great job, beautiful!

[@wilmervelasquez2492]

wooo, excelent job my friend. i love this job. i would like to make one anytime. Greetings from Venezuela. He has a friend here. I have a marlin rifle just like yours

[@garyhiggins6718]

I love videos like this, thank you!👍👍👍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad you like them!

[@mozzarella1740]

Beautiful work

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much!

[@waratahdavid696]

Superb video. Perfectly paced. Perfect detail. Thanks so much it will help immeasurably for my upcoming howa stock build. Best wishes from Australia

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Awesome, thank you!

[@simonzero3815]

You have inspired me, I can do that. Thank you.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Go for it!

[@mattconway7409]

I failed on the inletting on my first attempt, with a Tikka T3x action. It has square and curved action. You’ve inspired me to have another crack at this, with the addition of the dremel. My Weatherby Vanguard may be an easier action to inlet. Thank you.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The dremel with various tips is great for in-letting detail.

[@mattconway7409]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Mark, would it be possible for you to upload the inletting part of this video at normal speed? I’d love to see if I can replicate your results. Thank you in advance. Matt

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The series was shot in time lapse. Sadly, there is no normal speed video to share with you, or we certainly would.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

@@mattconway7409 I'm sorry, I can't do that because it was filmed in time lapse, otherwise that video would have been several days long.

[@mattconway7409]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 ah I see. Thank you

[@deplorable_2024]

Very beautiful work. Recommend you take a weekend and build a sturdier workbench. Doesn’t need to be fancy. Or at least put some weight on the shelf of the one you have. I think you would greatly enjoy and benefit from a gun stock vise as well.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I have to be able to walk all around the bench so it has to be small. It is not as bad as it looks in real life. Time lapse shows it all over the place.

[@johnhaynes2494]

Beautiful great work I wish I had this skill my father could make a beautiful stock but I was young didn’t know that I should of been learning from him bud he was self taught so maybe I can use same books and learn too

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

You can do it!

[@mini_ivo7631]

amazing video mate. Im planning on making a replica Steyr M95 and this info will be super handy

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad I could help

[@ViaAvione]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks for watching!

[@greendesert9163]

Cant We Use An Electrical Sanding Or Grating Tool On The Wood Block We Start With? ... &really THANX for this interestingly very helpful guide.... It Truly Is A Privilege To Have How To, Go To Folks Like You On KZbin Extending Such Wonderful, Complete and Descriptive Ways For The Whole World, That This Platform Has Somehow Become, An International School Beyond Any Physical Learning Establishments Magnitude Of Traditional Knowledge Acquirement. Thank Yall

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

You can use an electrical tool if you want but only to remove the bulk of the wood. Too much wood too soon and you lose where you are on it. This video was supposed to show how to carve a stock without many power tools.

[@jcdragon77]

Awesome work mate

[@waylonlegend4603]

That is gorgeous.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you, Waylon!

[@TaZ101SAGA]

What a fabulous video, thanks very much, this will help a lot.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CRAZIESTSANTHAL]

Super nice imprecive look👍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you.

[@BeyondF1]

I may be taking on just such a project. I found this very interesting and helpful. Thank you.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad it was helpful!

[@edwinbrockway9106]

An older friend of mine told me once, “the art of the wood rasp is that you can see the form before it becomes permanent!” The problem with power tools is that the form becomes permanent way too fast. I made a “Sam Maloof” inspired wooden rocker. 260 hours, but I used wood rasps from France that were marvelous!! Very nice video and stock. Did you build any palm swell into the pistol grip and did you put any cast into the stock?

[@dantoel2304]

Beautiful!!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you.

[@samtatenumber1]

i was watching your channel in a video about a cessna 206. now I see you here. crazy

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Small world. Thanks.

[@krzysztofbednarek979]

Super , I like it . Thank You

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Welcome 😊

[@yostevo]

Beautiful!...Great job! Makin an oak one myself as I type.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Why Oak? That is a strange choice of wood.

[@yostevo]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Well cuz, A- Whats wrong w/ oak, it's a gorgeous hardwood? & B- I have some & have you seen the price of wood lately?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

@@yostevo I've never heard of an Oak stock. Not sure why it is not used. Walnut is not that expensive. I buy blanks off Ebay and local sawmills for about $100.

[@yostevo]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 My buddy had one on his 10 gauge. Oaks solid, so it handles heavy percussion well. This one will most likely house my Rem. 7mm or this Douglas Premium .308 I'm hoping to get. Basically I use what I can get in this super awesome economy

[@billmoran3812]

Beautiful work!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you very much!

[@tarhunta2111]

Very helpful thank you.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks. There is a second video about how to put the finish on it.

[@JosipRadnik1]

Very helpful and entertaining video and a very nice result indeed. One little point of "critique" though: I think you should have taken a little time to address the direction of the grain and what to look for when orienting it as this is quite important to avoid breakages at the narrow points.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

That is very true. You must have the grain run from the fore-end down through the pistol-grip to the recoil pad. Especially on higher powered rifles.

[@ਦੇਸ਼ਪੰਜਾਬ-ਢ5ਤ]

Verry verry good work sir

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Many many thanks

[@gunsmith_tools]

Nice, looks to be Claro Walnut

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Close but it is Black walnut.

[@archangel20031]

I have a Romanian PSL parts kit that I bought some walnut to duplicate the stock, only the fore end needs to accept a larger diameter barrel and the stock will be a little longer because the stock one was meant for a smaller soldier wearing a winter coat. I also have an old black powder double barrel that has a really small stock as well, so I'll be making a slightly larger stock as well.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Sounds good. They will be fun to make. Part 2 is the finish.

[@snakedr22]

Beautiful

[@BobPelfrey]

You sir are in true master crastman

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks.

[@outinthesticks1035]

It's much more difficult than a person might think . I did a few , you did a much better stock than my first . Mine was functional, fit me fine , but good lord it's ugly

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Lets see a photo.

[@jerrygarcia8649]

No pues ya aprendí, con la calma que lo hizo.

[@ronboe6325]

I've only done pistol grips for bullseye guns (and one silhouette), pretty much used the same tools, save I used rasps instead of Surforms. There are a couple air rifles I should make some stocks for. After learning more about woodworking tools I'm thinking a millwork plane (look up hollows & rounds) or scraper (thinking beading tool only bigger). Plus more chisels, spokeshaves and planes for shaping. My neighbors brother build a stock duplicator, basically you had a stock to copy, a blank, a means to rotate each clocked together with a router that would rough out the blank. I'm not sure he ever got it to work good enough to do commercial work. Many years ago a couple friends were fitting stocks to black powder flint locks and they used a black marking grease to fit the barrel. In that case I suspect a millwork plane would be faster and more accurate. Now, about checkering......... :D

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Yes, checkering. All that work only to maybe screw it up at the last minute.

[@ronboe6325]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 I will suggest you practice a wee bit first. Say on someones else's rifle stock....... :^)

[@KaliBlaz]

you got a lot of patience with rasps, i use an angle grinder with flap disks and carving wheels, it goes much faster on the initial shaping...

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Slow gives me a lot of time for measurements and planning. I have those carving wheels too but they really can over-remove wood at first if you are not careful.

[@petermurdoch3001]

an artist

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks.

[@andrewjarvis5814]

Id love to do this, might have to try, maybe a laminated stock. Wanna make a mosin stock

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Go for it. Just start and do a little at a time.

[@theonlyrobot]

Do you have any recommendations on how to handle a forearm barrel band? I've got an old Ruger 44 carbine that someone cut down for a kid, then added back pine later. I'd like to rebuild the stock in walnut, but that barrel band gives me pause. Brilliant demonstration, which demystifies so much.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

If you send me a photo to I’ll see what I can suggest.

[@Andrew38011]

Amazing

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks

[@wm.traynor1143]

8m 23s "Just drill'em out". He must be very accurate at drilling.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The drill is just to get rid of the bulk of the wood. The chisel and dremel afterwards is what is acccurate.

[@chipsterb4946]

The part that stumped me is how to keep the centerline straight while you are removing so much wood.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It just happens because the initial blank is straight.

[@chipsterb4946]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 trust me - if I undertook this it wouldn’t end up straight unless I constantly measured and kept re-drawing center lines.

[@Abdu572]

Can you please tell what type of wood used in rifle eveny and why is needed And very nice work and demonstration

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The wood is Black Walnut. Grows locally here.

[@silvermediastudio]

For the channel, why not build a small jig and cut it with a router? Same with the other pockets.. a brass or wood jig that a router can ride inside would have likely saved you hours of hand work. Also, to prevent the stock from being crushed with the vise after inletting, make a block of wood that sits where the action would sit. In conjunction with vise jaws/clamping blocks, it'll spread the force and provide the internal support.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you, but the point was not to make it with a machine. The point was to make it by hand. Saving time was not what I was trying to do.

[@silvermediastudio]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 I follow, figured you were making some leeway for power tools when hogging out bulk material with the bandsaw and Dremel.

[@ppaooh]

You are very skilled. I tried to do a stock with hands tool but it was really hard. And the bedding of the action not very precise. Next one I will try with vertical cutter

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

You can do it!

[@ppaooh]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 hi! I am now at a good point. It is going to be a decent job, but with the tool I am using, after many hours the stock is still too large. Which is the name of that tool with yellow handle? Maybe it is faster than my rasp. Thanks

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

@@ppaooh The yellow handled flat and round tools are made by Surform. Keep on removing wood all over until it is small enough.

[@Bryan-rb9nf]

Thank you so much

[@dennishartford2077]

Great work beautiful do your sale to the public?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I do not work on stocks for the public, sorry. Not enough time.

[@zragevii4705]

that is beautiful work. my grandpa use to make stocks, and I'd like to do the same for my own stuff in the future. might start with a little .22 that really isn't special. May I ask about how many hours you had invested in each of these stocks?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The first stock I made was when I was 14 and it was for an air-rifle. I used a not very nice bit of wood and it was a not very nice bit of wood. It turned out so nice that I wish I had used a better bit of wood and put it on a better gun.

[@paulitroiani5568]

New subscriber as of today. I was wondering what brand of SureForm you prefer? Highest regards.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

They are Surforms by Stanley. Round and flat.

[@xxskippernate409xx6]

Pardon me for asking. But is there a reason you have the claw-hammer, or is it just the hammer that you use? My claw-hammer worked for just about everything I needed that wasnt forging. I just got ball peins so that nobody said anything 😅

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I use anything that works. A hammer, a mallet, a 2 by 4. If it works, use it. The vise is totally wrong too but it's my only one. Thanks.

[@Davpmars]

Did you have to let the raw wood core cure or dry? My question is related to the stock cracking over time. Any concerns there?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Yes, for sure. The wood has to be at least 10 years old and dry.

[@johnabbott3896]

Nice vid....what got you interested in stock making...?...any other type of gunsmithing interest you?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I can only carve things out of wood. I cannot work with metal.

[@patrickholcomb9628]

great here to there video, thank you sir!! Would a spoke shave or Draw Knife speed up the process? *Inquiry only, not judging your method, I am ignorant to this, and very interested in making a gunstock ;-)

[@goesnatural]

listen to the boss,,,,, don't forget to stop by for black coffee together... goes duit and goes natural so that you will increase your enthusiasm for work and add brothers thank you very much

[@johanjonasson4188]

Good video! I have gotten requests of making gun stock before but I declined. Perhaps I should do it now when I know how it's made in a home workshop. My question is if it's legal though. Don't you need certification to do it for customers?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It's just a piece of wood. No permit required. It's just wood carving.

[@johanjonasson4188]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Alright, Thanks.

[@innovativeintelligence4172]

A beautiful stock mark, Roy Weatherby stocks have nothing on you...

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you. Very Kind but Roy Wetherby makes beautiful stocks.

[@AnthonySaccoM]

I heard of smoking the barrel and action for fit as opposed to using grease is there a benefit either way?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Either way is good as long as it leaves a dirty mark in the in-letted wood that you can chisel off to slowly lower the action into the stock.