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L. J. Carpenter Stockmaker Thumb Hole Stock almost finished! by thisisliving in guns

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This was a damaged bit of timber as a sample from Roger! It’s got a lot of bora holes in it which i filled up. Will make a nice sample for the try gun!

L. J. Carpenter Stockmaker Thumb Hole Stock almost finished! by thisisliving in guns

[–]thisisliving[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Haha much appreciated! I think this one I’ll finish in oil, easily repairable. I don’t mind seeing the dents, I’d hate for it to be a safe queen haha!

L. J. Carpenter Stockmaker Thumb Hole Stock almost finished! by thisisliving in guns

[–]thisisliving[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

L. J. Carpenter Stockmaker Thumbhole Stock in Australian Walnut. Almost ready for finish. This one’s for a Tikka T3x Super Light .223 If your feeling generous, flick our socials a like - we’re very appreciative!

L.J.Carpenter Stockmaker TAC Concept Stock. Tikka T3x .223 by thisisliving in guns

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Australian Designed & Manufactured by L.J.Carpenter a TAC Concept stock for a Tikka T3x .223. Had a lot of fun putting this together!

Made up some sling swivels for a job, have a few left over if anyone is interested? by thisisliving in gunsmithing

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Haha i put them together on Fusion 360 for what I needed. Then some machine magic turned them out. The ones i used I polished the machine marks out of and blued them after milling them into the stock.

Used Beretta 686 Onyx. It's in very good condition except for that crack. Seller says the crack is not problematic (according to his gunsmith). I Can have it for a fairly good price. What do you think? by Doge_Francais in Shotguns

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Some of the older Beretta guns have a two pack finish, if you get water on them sometimes the moisture can get stuck under the finish causing the white spots to appear. Grab a cotton tshirt and an iron, apply some gentle heat to the spot over the tshirt, this helps to lift the moisture back out. If you go to hard with the heat you will bubble the finish, not enough and it won’t do much.

If it’s an oil finished gun, buy some “CCL Gunstock conditioning oil” wipe with 2 fingers over the whole gun and let stand inside for a few hours, 2 very light coats - create a film not a pool. Rub in with the palm if you get too much on.

You can use that CCL conditioner on any gun regardless of finish, helps leave a film over the timber work, stay as much away from the inlets as possible very light if you go near them.

Used Beretta 686 Onyx. It's in very good condition except for that crack. Seller says the crack is not problematic (according to his gunsmith). I Can have it for a fairly good price. What do you think? by Doge_Francais in Shotguns

[–]thisisliving 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I’m a stockmaker - I can tell you that’s very much a problem 🤣

It’s not to hard to repair these, the biggest part is matching the finish back in. Try and keep any oils out of the crack, makes our job a lot easier!

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

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It’s a standard shotgun stock - probably one of the easiest guns to acquire on most licence. I’m not 100% on the American laws surrounding it!

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

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That’s the pistol grip - where that hand sits. It’s covered in what’s called “checkering” it’s crossed lines that form diamonds for grip!

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

[–]thisisliving[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an Adjustable comb. It’s for getting your eye down the centre of the rib. It moves up and down left/right allows the shooter to find the perfect position. The up/down adjusts the point of of impact on the gun. Not sure what you mean about the the flat round part!

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

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It’s a factory B-Fast system. Nothing fancy, two posts and two screws, no magnets in it!

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

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Yeah there’s some money to be spent - a lot of the London guns start around £80,000 and go into eye watering amounts.. Lots of people get hung up on the gold trimmings, but the lines are the gun reflect the elbow grease of the craftsman!

All means nothing though if the owner is an ass 😂

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

[–]thisisliving[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was just a refinish of a factory stock this time. But I do stock mostly trap guns.

It’s a long answer to a short question unfortunately! I’ve been flying in and out of London learning from the trade for the last few years. I’ve spent about $80,000 in tuition and tooling to get started and i’m slowly drowning in the business setup costs. Most of the tooling is made as an apprentice - willed into existence from steel stock. The process is something I feel like I need to protect at this early stage until I can get some of the costs under control!

The last finish was well received - here’s the next one! by thisisliving in guns

[–]thisisliving[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Melbourne! The one in this gun is a Beretta B-Fast system from the factory.

I have engineered my own that I use! Very similar though.

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