Put the rotary tool in the closet before you start on the stock. If you can't do it without a rotary tool, you can't do it.
I disagree. Explain further.
Think twice about a first time job without refinishing the metal.
Explain why, please.
Using the original stock as a pattern will probably screw it up.
How? If the stock fits what's the matter with using it as a pattern. If it doesn't fit, modify the pattern so it does before duplicating. There are alot of stocks out there that don't have in house patterns.
The last, best way to screw up a gunstock is checkering.
Not if you turn it over to someone competent which I'm sure was the plan.
You get what you pay for.
That is usually the case, which was mark's question in the first place. I think he was looking to qualify what his money would buy with Wenig, not addressed by your post...or was it?
Are you sure?
