ken erickson
Well-known member
Equipment
B7100 hst, 2650 front mount snowblower, L2501 hst qa loader
I had gotten pretty good at hand checkering back in my gunshop, gunsmithing days. Recently I had decided to rework my second built rifle stock when I attended Colo. School of Trades, circa 1981. Part of the course requirements was to build a minimum of 3 rifle stocks from blanks, all hand inletted, no rough turning or duplicating allowed.
The rifle in question is a Interarms MK10 barreled action in .243 Win with black walnut stock. Like many inexperienced stock makers I left too much wood though out. Fast forward 40 years and I decided to slim the stock down and re-checker.
This is the first panel which would not pass muster if I was charging a customer. I knew I was out of practice, its been 23 years since I did any gunstock checkering, but Jeez, I was having trouble getting even spaced lines with my vintage MMC power checkering head. Come to find out a special tiny screw that holds a miniature bearing had come un-staked and allowed the carbide cutter axle to disengage from the bearing. After fixing the problem the next panel is coming along much better.
The rifle in question is a Interarms MK10 barreled action in .243 Win with black walnut stock. Like many inexperienced stock makers I left too much wood though out. Fast forward 40 years and I decided to slim the stock down and re-checker.
This is the first panel which would not pass muster if I was charging a customer. I knew I was out of practice, its been 23 years since I did any gunstock checkering, but Jeez, I was having trouble getting even spaced lines with my vintage MMC power checkering head. Come to find out a special tiny screw that holds a miniature bearing had come un-staked and allowed the carbide cutter axle to disengage from the bearing. After fixing the problem the next panel is coming along much better.
