JayCee,
Now I got it. The aluminum foil is to protect the exposed area of the stock other than the wrist from the heat lamps so as not to affect the finish. Thanks for sharing the sets of directions.
This is a fascinating collection of ideas. Slivers use of adjustable furniture legs simplifies the set up for non metal workers. The incorporation of a bench vise for bending doubles without the barrels on should work fine. I don't quite understand the use of the furniture clamps. What type and how they are used.
My one experience with bending an LC stock with a good friend was succesful. We bent by hand and then used the clamps to hold it in place. We did not try to crank the stock with the clamps which were similar to Slivers except they were made by a metal person and were more permanent. We did experience about 50% springback which took several days to show up. We heated hot Canola oil and poured it over a wrapped rag and collected it and did it again and again. It took about an hour. It seemed dangerous to me. Next time it will be with heat lamps.
JayCee's second sharing seems like a pretty good idea if you do it outdoors. One of those electic frying pans with the plug in thermostat/plug seems ideal and should be available used. It could be placed under the stock to collect the used oil while you ladel more on the wrist.
