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03-17-2008 | 12:19 PM

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zuren1cs

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From: Michigander in MA

Has anyone done a DIY stock?

I've been messing around with my old Marlin Model 60 .22 lately and was thinking about how it would feel and look with a different stock. I did some searches online and did not find anything very impressive, finding mostly synthetic options or replacement OEM. The current stock is nothing spectacular and doesn't fit me well enough to use the open sights. I was wondering what would be involved with carving/building my own, possibly a thumb-hole type design like this (just the design, not necessarily laminate):

I see there are some blank dealers but any info that anyone can share on how-to's, blank/partially finished stock dealers, the suffering I'm setting myself up for, etc. would be appreciated.

It was my late grandfather's gun and he liked wood working. My other grandfather is also a woodworker and gave me some of his old chisels and wood tools. I thought it would be fitting to give this little gun a quality stock that would have a ton of sentiment attached.

Thanks!

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