AUSSIE WOOD

[Chopper]

Aussie timber, Chop.

[Gtown]

Hi Chop

WOW....Nice looking bit of kit that. What sort of timber?

Hazard a guess and say.....Red Stringy?

Paul.

[DannyS]

G'day Chop, beautiful looking stock, great timber, must admit, I prefer the rifling on the inside of the barrel

[OuttaAmmo]

What sort of timber is it?

[Chopper]

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.

[DannyS]

As I said, Chop, one great looking piece of wood, and a beautiful job by you,well done.

[Chopper]

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.

[ned kelly]

G'Day Chop,
yes please, Geoff was a craftsman in the full sense of the term.
Cheerio Ned

[Chopper]

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.

[ned kelly]

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

[Chopper]

Stock making is easy If you have a copy, if not its bloody hard work, sooo many combinations, Chop

[ned kelly]

G'day Chop
too true but there might just be an easier way too..................stay tuned.
Cheerio Ned

[Chopper]

COME ON NED, ITS KILLING ME, CHOP.

[ratshot]

CNC the easy way but $$$

[ned kelly]

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