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Buzz #540063 03/06/19 08:11 PM
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At $300 bucks he ought to guarantee against breakage.

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Hmmmm....$300 does seem high priced. I didnt pay that much in the past.


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Maybe he farms out his bending...

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Originally Posted By: HomelessjOe
Maybe he farms out his bending...


pictures on my website of the jig I built and a stock I am bending. I'll be posting more work as I complete it just for you Frankie b0y. Some freshly browned damascus rifle barrels and two new hammers coming up among other interesting projects.


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I've never done any business w/ SKB but I would happily spend $300
in today's market for a single plane stock bending job assuming it was quality work that includes bending the trigger guard & retiming the trigger guard tang screws as required & in a reasonable ie. <6 months turnaround.

No good gunsmith is going to guarantee results on bending a stock but I would expect good guidance on what is possible & what is not.

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Stock bends I usually turn around in under three weeks. I like doing them and they are easy to fit in among the other restoration work that occupies most of my time.


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Originally Posted By: DES/TSD
long range....water will only allow the wood to get to 212-215 degrees. Wood burns at 440 degrees. It bends best if the wood is warmed above 250 degrees. Or so my experience has taught me in the past 30 years of bending gunstocks. I use Raw Linseed Oil on a rag which is wrapped around the wrist of the gunstock. I have heard others using other vegetable/seed oil products. Each is trial and error. The key is to get the wood warm enough to move easily and without breaking. .


If you want to try something different than linseed oil, I used Canola - it has a high flash point so it burn on the stock. I can't say that is it better or worse than Linseed however as I haven't tried that.


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Originally Posted By: Brittany Man
I've never done any business w/ SKB but I would happily spend $300
in today's market for a single plane stock bending job assuming it was quality work that includes bending the trigger guard & retiming the trigger guard tang screws as required & in a reasonable ie. <6 months turnaround.

No good gunsmith is going to guarantee results on bending a stock but I would expect good guidance on what is possible & what is not.
Are you sure they always have to bend the trigger guard? With heat, such as a torch? Thats not what Ive observed, at any rate. It does not appear all that complex, otherwise BrentD wouldnt be able to do it., like he says he can. crazy

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Originally Posted By: HomelessjOe
Maybe he farms out his bending...


you add nothing here Frank.

just say'n


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If you bend for cast then the trigger guard needs to be bent. I bend them cold, not that complex, if you you do right. Twist it at the hole and you have a real mess on your hands.


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