Gun Stock WoodWhile there are a number of different timbers that can and are used for gun stocks, Walnut is by far the most predominate due to it being light in weight, stable in use and its strength to weight ratio.
We are fortunate in New Zealand that early settlers from England brought English walnut trees with them for planting and we are now able to harvest these trees for the many uses that walnut is used for. While most guns coming from America use American Black Walnut our local English Walnut is a superior product and as good as it gets for use in Gunstocks. It is available in a range of colours (depending on where it was grown) and grade from basic hunter type wood to Exhibition grade with prices ranging to suit the quality of the blank. |
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Stock copy machineI designed and built my own stock copy machine to aid in producing high quality copies of either patterns I have in stock or a copy of a customer’s own stock. A customer’s stock may need some work done to ensure a good copy can be reproduced or modified to improve the stock to suit a customer need. Once the copy process is finished the stock can now move to the stage.
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Inletting and accessssoriesThe fitting of butt plates, grip caps and forearm caps are now fitted with preliminary stock shaping carried out to a pre finish state, after which the stock can now have the metal work fitted to the stock to get a good metal to wood contact with minimal gaps around the metal parts. The action would be bedded at this stage.
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FinishingThe stock can now have final shaping and sanding to the finish required to meet customer requirements. A hunting rifle would not have the same time spent on it as would an Exhibition grade stock would have due to the added time involved and resulting extra cost. The final finish is now applied and the type and level of finish will depend customers requirements.
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CheckeringThe checkering pattern can now be laid out and the boards cut followed by the checkering infilling within the borders. Checkering is a very slow process which is cut line by line by hand and must be gone over up to four times to reach the required depth. Once completed the final finish can be applied over the checkering to seal the timber.
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Stock RefurbishingOver time all firearms show signs of wear with some having more wear or damage which can vary from normal minor dents, scratches and wear of the finish coating to serious damage, cracks or breaks with some being more serious than others. All levels of repairs and refinishing up to full refurbishment of the stock including refreshing checkering.
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Contact JACKSON CUSTOM RIFLES
Send a message, text or phone 0274 864 307
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