Making Laminated Rifle Stocks

The color doesn t sit on the surface it goes clear through front to back each wood laminate layer.

Making laminated rifle stocks.

Not only is it much stronger and stable it has a tactile warmth about it that no synthetic can. And that s what gives boyds gunstocks those deep bright and rich colors. I just made one. An increasingly popular alternative to synthetic gunstocks.

20 laminated colors 8 grades of 7 different species of hardwoods. Wood stocks fiberglass stocks laminate stocks tactical stocks and takedown stocks. I spent a lot of time looking at other stocks and although i really like the look and feel of thumb hole stocks the action of this particular rifle a toggle bolt is better suited to an open saddle type design so after a lot of sketching and thinking i decided to model the stock on the beautiful sako trg 22 which was also convenient since a friend of mine owns one and was. Mine is hickory which was a pain in the rear but i m happy with the results.

The striped multi color laminated wood will make any project standout. I suppose it would depend on how tough your action is to inlet. Randy builds custom rifles using quality wood stocks from blanks from a trusted supplier cecil fredi. Good for laminated bowls pepper mills game calls laminated gunstocks rifle stocks shotgun stocks pistol grips and much more.

I make laminated stocks for several reasons. Colored laminate projects of all shapes and sizes. Once the log is trued and the blade is making total contact with the spinning log the veneer peels off in an unbroken sheet at 15 mph. Thinking about thumbhole stock just make one out of the wood you d like.

One really cool feature about the boyds laminated gunstocks is that the color in each individual layer of wood is actually infused into the wood fibers themselves. Our laminated gunstocks are composed of 1 16 birch veneers which have been completely saturated with colored dye then hydraulically pressed and bonded together using a superior resin adhesive. We work with our clients preference of stock style and material for an exceptional shooting experience. Custom quality gunstocks since 1948 1 16 laminated birch gunstocks available in 15 colors.

The main one is stability for target shooting the other big reason is the time needed to dry a thick blank and the high cost of fancy wood in sizes big enough to use.