I have no tools to inlet a chunk of wood to fit the action in, the reason I'll be using slats is because I can build the stock around the gun like I did with those Poplar slats and the DAQ
I'm also in the process of making a stock- I'm just going to be using Home Depot's higher quality plywood for the build. I'm going to laminate them together. Later I'll hydro dip it. I've been meaning to try my hand at it. Besides, the hydro dip will both protect the stock, and hide any mistakes!
Quote from: YEMX on July 04, 2018, 01:15:08 PMI'm also in the process of making a stock- I'm just going to be using Home Depot's higher quality plywood for the build. I'm going to laminate them together. Later I'll hydro dip it. I've been meaning to try my hand at it. Besides, the hydro dip will both protect the stock, and hide any mistakes! Cool, you gonna show the process ?
Ok, seriously now. Ash, Alder,Maple, Cherry,Walnut all hardwoods in varying degrees of hardness ,all will stain evenly without special preparation and have very little reactive tannin. Beech, Birch and Poplar are hardwoods but are softer, no tannin, Birch takes stain very well, Beech will need a conditioner to stabilize the grain to accept stain. Poplar sometimes will also need prep, your other stock is a good example of Poplar that took stain well. (Marauder stock, Chinese Beech needs prep to maintain consistent color). By "slats" I will assume you are referring to 3/4" thick boards to laminate to a 1 1/2" or 2 1/4" layup. Stay away from Teak,Mahogany, anything with high fragrance (sandalwood, cured pine) softwoods like cedar ,fir,larch. Frost Hardwood in San Diego has a website where you can see all these, they may ship to you. Go high end and use Koa, Ebony and Ribbon Maple for a colorful laminate, maybe a splash of Rosewood at the schnauble and Zebrawood at the grip. The ugly stock in previous post is a laminate made of Birch veneers stained under pressure for color throughout the veneer. I think Asian manufacture. Enjoy. Tom
OK big question now,Been looking at prices online and I don't think there's anyway I can get any quality woods, so....I'm thinking I will do a Poplar Red oak combo, again so basically the only problem with Red oak is that it will turn dark with the matal contact ?if that's it I can live with it,.....thanks in advance for the responses
An other question,Lets say I find 1/8" slats of Poplar, if I soak them in stain for days will that stain go all the way inside the wood ?Thanks
Rather than stain, you might want to consider wood dye.
You will end up with thin lines of color and wide bands of white (assuming poplar.)Heat, pressure, steam, and a wood with generous pores to accept the dye or stain will guarantee the color will be consistent all the way through each slat.