Wood for Gunstocks
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What wood is the most suitable for making a rifle's stock?
>>29463267
I'm partial to walnut for looks. I've heard ash is a bitch to break though.
>>29463267
Walnut is the classic because it is hard, weather resistant, and looks good.
There is something to be said for red oak, mahogany, and birch though.
>>29463267
Polymer is best wood
>>29463352
Much like your wife's cock that you regularly take up your ass.
I have a stock on a garand that I love the color of. It's definitely light compared to most. Bought from CMP in the 90s. Could someone help me identify wood? Pic can be had. Have been told it's birch before. I believe beech would be too hard?
Walnut is a classic for many reasons. Number one being it's dead sexy
>>29463267
OP, if you don't a decent answer here, /diy/ woodworking threads can probably give some decent advice too.
I'm a fan of burled walnut, but it's expensive.
American Black Walnut is best.
>>29463267
Laminated is great for making stocks yourself, it looks decent, is easy to work with and is really fucking cheap to make.
Walnut looks better, though.
Definitely balsa or knotted pine.
>>29463466
Hnnnnggg
Stained ash or ebony.
Pure sex.
>>29463267
yes
>>29463466
Looks awful
>>29463357
Walnut if early, Birch if later
>>29463389
>>29464486
You look awful
>>29463267
polymer.
seriously, polymer is superior.
Magpul's glorious polymers are a pretty good start.
>>29463355
What? I suppose yours is wood or something?
>>29463267
Pine.
>>29463267
Alder
>>29463267
Driftwood
pressed wood
Ash is good for its respectable strength in different categories and also its resistance to splitting.
Beech is good because it's probably the easiest hardwood to work with and it's fairly strong across the board, but not as resistance to rot and moisture as some.
Walnut is the prettiest but not as hard as some. Still enough for the job and the grain is nice and it can be worked quite fine.
I don't know much about Birch.
White oak is probably too heavy to make a good stock, its properties are good for the job but you don't really need to trade weight for more strength and durability than beech.
Walnut's my choice, if I want great strength, durability and practicality then man-made is the way to go.
>>29463389
>I'm a fan of burled walnut, but it's expensive.
And weak too.
It's the plainest of the lot but I just really like Black Walnut even better than European Walnut, just the colour and subtleness of it is really nice.
Can't go wrong with walnut or cedar or ash.
Avoid cottonwood
How is hickory? I don't see anyone recommending it
It's a solid wood that I use for every tool I use. Is it just too heavy or something?
>>29463267
Walnut
>>29465045
I was about to ask the same thing. A lot of my Swede axes are made with hickory, its a pretty nice wood but there must be something about it.
>>29463466
Mein nigger
>>29465083
>Airshit.
>>29465128
>Cal .223
>>29465154
>Airshit.
>>29465170
I'm not even the guy that posted it, but you can see on the receiver where it says Cal .223
>>29465170
>>29465154
>He's a fucking retard
I've posted my u/f ak with my 92A1 and some idiot called it airshit.. (92a1)
>pic related
I don't even know how to respond to the guy, but the gun is legit.
>>29465231
Pure sex.
Ironwood Designs?
does anymone make teak stocks?
>>29465344
No.
Vintage triangular stocks.
>>29465231
>wooden furniture
>nylon strap
For shame anon, get a nice leather one if you want them retro aesthetics.
>>29465373
Just using what the gun came with...
>>29465368
>Vintage triangular stocks
Bakelite?
>>29465403
No, this wonderful magical material known as wood...
>>29464646
Generally when I'm making burl tool handles and stuff I'd reinforce the weaker sections with superglue, then give it a good soak in coloured epoxy resin to fill the gaps. Then do the forming after its dry.
Curly, quilted and spalted pattern timbers are also very decorative- but a lot stronger
>>29465353
>does anymone make teak stocks?
Dunno, could swear I had an old Sako years ago that had teak, but its a bit of a shit to work from a carpentry perspective, its very hard so it beats the shit out of your tools, quite heavy timber and its also got a lot of natural oils in it which make it annoying to finish. Its pretty damn robust though and can take a heck of a beating.
>>29464624
>this shit
WHY does it even exist?
>>29465404
Stop trying to advertise your shit, Ironwood.
>>29465404
But there's no such thing as "vintage wood triangle handguards"
Where'd they come from?
>>29465415
Cheap to produce, stronger than the source wood it comes from.
>>29465426
Unicorn farts and fudd lore.'The faggot owns a shitty airsoft.
>>29465445
They don't even exist in fuddlore.
And why do you think that it's airshit?
>Is it because you don't own ANY guns, and just scream "AIRSHIT" at everybody?
Go back to >>>/int/ brit/aus cuck.
>>29465170
>autism
>>29464624
Balsa wood
>>29464516
What else is it supposed to be made of?
>>29464577>>29464582
sounds a bit too soft of a wood does it not?
>>29463357
>I have something wood... I dunno it's light I guess... who knows what it is? Also no pic because I'm a fag
>>29465445
>implying it's hard to make wood A1 furniture
Fuck off you know nothing.
Walnut
>>29467811
>I know how to whittle.
Are you also a cobbler, faggot?
>this thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEMV7d1I_tQ
You should design the stock like the Japanese did during world war two since they spliced the wood apart and mad the bottom in a different angle so it is all going to the end without any stops
Idk what im talking about but arisaka rifle stocks are hard to destroy
>>29466348
no i had a set of beautiful pine teeth that was the envy of the plebs with plywood teeth
Artic birtch reporting in for light weight, no fingernails please.
>>29468974
I cobbled your mom's cunt, m8.
There's companies who sell wood A1 furniture, google it, jiggaboo.
