Simple is a couple of string lines riding in notches (which are easily moved with a dovetail saw and square when required) and a set of dividers and a rule. Heat the wrist, keeping the cheesecloth soaked with hot peanut oil. After 20 full minutes at 180-190 degrees, try to bend the stock.
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How do you fix a bent gun stock?
In addition to the infrared heat source, most gunsmiths like to apply oil to the hand of the stock being bent. This can be applied simply by dampening a shop rag with the oil and wetting the stock with the rag every five minutes or so while the lamps are on.
How do you mount a shotgun on a table top?
The shotgun is mounted on the table upside down and is securely clamped to the table by both the barrel and the receiver. Bending is accomplished either by the use of clamps pulling the buttstock toward the side of the bending cage or by hand screws pushing the stock away from the cage. The setting table can also house the heat source.
How do you bend the buttstock on a table saw?
Bending is accomplished either by the use of clamps pulling the buttstock toward the side of the bending cage or by hand screws pushing the stock away from the cage. The setting table can also house the heat source. For this, two 250 watt infrared heat lamps are used.
How important is stock fit on a shotgun?
shotguns lack a rear sight for lining up on the target LG, so stock fit is imperative to the shooter being able to hit the target. Thats why shotguns stocks are cast off one way or the other and very precise LOP and comb measurements in place.
chady
And make sure you know what your doing as you don't want it to go wrong
marc147
I have built a couple of canoes and bent quite a bit of wood with stream. Its quite easy if you go slow.
coyotemaster
Read about it never tried it, using oil and a heat lamp and a jig of some sort. One thing the author stressed is a little goes a long way in the cast off dept. You can put too much in and have an undesired effect.
nicholiath
With regard to amount of cast i am going to to put as much on left hand as is already on the stock right hand! About 1/4"
marc147
As I said before I dont know but the more I think about it Im really not sure steem would work on a gun stock.
matone
The better the quality of wood,the easier it is to bend ! Much of the mass produced stuff won`t bend without splitting or returns to
straightshooter1
Also make sure the grain direction will allow you to do this, it's really all about the direction of the grain!
