Carving A Walnut Shotgun Stock - YouTube

I'll start by using the old stock to layout the new one

I'm using a section of walnut crotch for the wood species

Now I can rough out the shape using my Oliver bandsaw

Next I need to work on cutting out the slot for the receiver

I'll lay it out using my marking gauge

Here I'm using a 5/8" forester bit to cut a rounded recess on both sides for the receiver

Now I can cut the walls of the slot using my handsaw

I cut out the remaining waste using my coping saw

Now I can dial in the fit using my chisel

Now that I have the receiver fitted I can start shaping the stock

First I need to layout my critical points, I don't want to cut past these

I'm using a scrub plane to quickly knock off the corners

Now I use my wooden spokeshave set to a heavy cut

On the bottom of the stock I use my spoke shave to rough off the corners

I'm double checking the shape

For the final shaping I use my Lie Nielson spokeshave set for a fine cut

I'm laying out the grip section here

Before I shape the grip I need to taper the stock so I can finish fitting it to the receiver

I use a low angel jack plane to remove the bandsaw marks and get the final fit

because of its low angle it works great at cutting figured wood

A quick test fit

Now I can start shaping the grip

I regularly keep checking the fit to make sure I'm not taking too much material off

I continue to refine the grip shape using my rasp

I'm using a non-sagging epoxy from Total Boat

With the epoxy dry I can start sanding the stock

The orbital speeds up the sanding, I go from 120 grit to 220.

I finish by hand sanding with 220 through 320 grits

I use my card scraper to remove any missed tool marks or tear out

I've installed the recoil pad here so I can sand everything flush, the rubber sands fairly easily.

Here I'm using steel wool to put on the final polish

I love how this walnut grain pops when you oil it

Thanks for tuning in!