What is stock inletting

I'm trying to make a stock. A pantagraph type machine will do the outside shaping but the internal inletting of the receiver looks like a real challenge. Such small work area requiring accurate wood removal looks impossible to do by hand. And to repeat the process with exactly the same orientation/location . Wow. How do the manufacturers do this?

The stock is totally chisel built--no rotary tools used except to drill holes. The 'Prussian Blue' is still present in the Prussian made rifle. Inletting by people REALLY good at it is just amazing. I have always tried to be honest with questions from potential customers that call, wondering just what a 90% inlet and profiled stock is. The trend in marketing gunstocks might lead you to believe that buying a "drop-in fit" or 95% inlet, or even 98% inlet stock is a miracle shortcut to that custom rifle, all you need is a screwdriver and a With over 15 years of experience, we guarantee our customers with top quality work. Services that we provide include stock duplicating, inletting, fitting, shaping, sanding,finishing, and much more. We are located in Northern California. With over 15 years of experience, we guarantee our customers with top quality work. Services that we provide include stock duplicating, inletting, fitting, shaping, sanding,finishing, and much more. We are located in Northern California. Once the inletting is wide enough to allow the receiver to slide almost all the way into the stock, it's time for the inletting black. Inletting Black Using a small acid brush or cotton-tipped swab (included in our Stock Finishing Kit), apply a very thin, uniform coat of inletting black to the edges of the tangs and the rear mating surface of the receiver.

Because "inletting" (machining the stock so that it holds the action of the rifle) is one of the more complex and time-consuming parts of building a stock and I 

Below are some suggestions for people inletting some other brand of stock or one of their own creation. Airgun stocks typically have a round barrel/airtube/  Check out these features: 100% Shaped; 80 grit sanded; With or without inletting (90%); Available with hardware completely installed; Variety of laminated  INLET-GOLD Inletting Gold, 1/2 ounce bottle, for darker woods. Price: $19.99. In Stock. |< First < Previous Viewing page 1 of 1 Next > Last >|. 1. Top of Page  Because "inletting" (machining the stock so that it holds the action of the rifle) is one of the more complex and time-consuming parts of building a stock and I 

With over 15 years of experience, we guarantee our customers with top quality work. Services that we provide include stock duplicating, inletting, fitting, shaping,  

Inletting The Barrel Tang: The following procedure was used to inlet barrel tang into the stock. Tang Chisled Out.jpg (119004 bytes) Chisel out a cavity the size of   Once the inletting is wide enough to allow the receiver to slide almost all the way into the stock, it's time for the inletting black. Inletting Black Using a small acid brush or cotton-tipped swab (included in our Stock Finishing Kit), apply a very thin, uniform coat of inletting black to the edges of the tangs and the rear mating surface of the receiver. For your new trigger inletting, a Dremel tool with an assortment of bits would probably have been the first tool I used to remove wood for the new trigger. Yes, I might of used wood chisels that I keep sharp, a set of exacto knives or even files for the work. Chisels cut a thin shaving of wood from around triggerguard or rear tang recesses without chipping or tearing the stock. Scrapers get into tight recesses, remove just the right amount of wood. Big Book Catalog, Issue:72, Page:413 Each Gunwerks rifle stock must be configured to match barrel contour and action length for the individual rifle order.

Because "inletting" (machining the stock so that it holds the action of the rifle) is one of the more complex and time-consuming parts of building a stock and I 

Inletting The Barrel Tang: The following procedure was used to inlet barrel tang into the stock. Tang Chisled Out.jpg (119004 bytes) Chisel out a cavity the size of   Once the inletting is wide enough to allow the receiver to slide almost all the way into the stock, it's time for the inletting black. Inletting Black Using a small acid brush or cotton-tipped swab (included in our Stock Finishing Kit), apply a very thin, uniform coat of inletting black to the edges of the tangs and the rear mating surface of the receiver. For your new trigger inletting, a Dremel tool with an assortment of bits would probably have been the first tool I used to remove wood for the new trigger. Yes, I might of used wood chisels that I keep sharp, a set of exacto knives or even files for the work.

In the video on stock inletting there is a section on inletting the trigger guard. That appears to be all hand work and all that is needed is one slip with a chisel and the line can be ruined. How about suggestion on where to get hand tools.

Inletting is a term applied to woodworking that refers to the cut-out that lets barrel than your stock is inletted for, a piece of sandpaper wrapped around a dowel, 

In the video on stock inletting there is a section on inletting the trigger guard. That appears to be all hand work and all that is needed is one slip with a chisel and the line can be ruined. How about suggestion on where to get hand tools. I'm trying to make a stock. A pantagraph type machine will do the outside shaping but the internal inletting of the receiver looks like a real challenge. Such small work area requiring accurate wood removal looks impossible to do by hand. And to repeat the process with exactly the same orientation/location . Wow. How do the manufacturers do this? Stock Machined to Customers Pattern Customer sends metal work and his or her own pattern. The stock is cut to customers pattern .003 to .007 undersized on the inletting and .030 to .040 oversized on the outside. Remember the quality of the final product is only as good as the quality of a pattern. Option 3: Price starts at $350.00 Option 4: