AUSSIE WOOD
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:47 pm
Aussie timber, Chop.
Hi Chop
WOW....Nice looking bit of kit that. What sort of timber?
Hazard a guess and say.....Red Stringy?
Paul.
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:11 pm
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:11 pm
G'day Chop, beautiful looking stock, great timber, must admit, I prefer the rifling on the inside of the barrel 
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:35 pm
What sort of timber is it?
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:11 pm
Red stringybark, I have done six in various profiles, controlled dry and laminated, great harmonics on recoil, native to S E Australia, something else in the sun ,Chop.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:21 pm
As I said, Chop, one great looking piece of wood, and a beautiful job by you,well done.
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:42 pm
I will dig up some photos of others if I can ,also some photos of the time I spent the hands on great, Geoff Slee, he had little tooling but was great with his hands and very basic tools, I would like to share, Chop.
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:00 pm
G'Day Chop,
yes please, Geoff was a craftsman in the full sense of the term.
Cheerio Ned
yes please, Geoff was a craftsman in the full sense of the term.
Cheerio Ned
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:32 pm
Geoff on his machine with some students, one a cnc operator that learnt a lot because of the hands on situation, 5 days and he was still taking it on,more photos on the way, Chop. ps, notice the deaf old mate on the right hand side , 25000 rpm hurts the ears.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:54 pm
G'Day All,
yeah I was at the auction of all his stuff, bought a few things, it was sad to see $300-$400 walnut blanks being sold for less than 10%, I was keen on the Dakota Arms copying machine but Gordon Cousens from Tasmania bought it along with most of Geoff's 'good' patterns.
Strange really as he offered me a second hand low miles blue printes one with 6 spare routers about 18 months before hand, which he did sell. makes you wonder why he bought GS's well used one..................
Still I have a GS classic stock for a hunting rifle and a old varminting stock for a V blocked sako action to refer to, along with about a dozen GS LH thumbholes (small & large) that I hope to use along the way.
Cheerio Ned
yeah I was at the auction of all his stuff, bought a few things, it was sad to see $300-$400 walnut blanks being sold for less than 10%, I was keen on the Dakota Arms copying machine but Gordon Cousens from Tasmania bought it along with most of Geoff's 'good' patterns.
Strange really as he offered me a second hand low miles blue printes one with 6 spare routers about 18 months before hand, which he did sell. makes you wonder why he bought GS's well used one..................
Still I have a GS classic stock for a hunting rifle and a old varminting stock for a V blocked sako action to refer to, along with about a dozen GS LH thumbholes (small & large) that I hope to use along the way.
Cheerio Ned
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:01 pm
Stock making is easy If you have a copy, if not its bloody hard work, sooo many combinations, Chop
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:06 pm
G'day Chop
too true but there might just be an easier way too..................stay tuned.
Cheerio Ned
too true but there might just be an easier way too..................stay tuned.
Cheerio Ned
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:25 pm
COME ON NED, ITS KILLING ME, 
CHOP.
CHOP.Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:30 pm
CNC the easy way but $$$
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:34 pm
G'Day Chop,
nah not yet, got to prove it to my satisfaction first. Once I'm happy, hopefully in a few months, I'll let the cat out of the bag..................I could be COMPLETELY WRONG too!
Far safer to keep everyone guessing I'm a dill, than to prove it beyond all doubt!
Cheerio Ned
nah not yet, got to prove it to my satisfaction first. Once I'm happy, hopefully in a few months, I'll let the cat out of the bag..................I could be COMPLETELY WRONG too!
Far safer to keep everyone guessing I'm a dill, than to prove it beyond all doubt!
Cheerio Ned