Well, knocking talents requires I have some, no?? Haha, joking aside, I'd take any help and opinions I could get.
I can sand, I can route, I can drill, I can saw, I can chistle, I can carve to a limited amount, I can plane, I can nail, I can glue, I can Roto-zip and I cancopy the stock that the rifle will come with.
Now, if I need to learn do do anything not mentioned above, please do let me know.
I could probably take this wood:
http://www.woodworkerssource.net/Mer...ode=Chakte_Kok
Then I would epoxy (with the correct epoxy) three pieces of suitable size, with the middle pieces' grain a different direction for strength.
Then I would procede to cut out the close, general shape of the finnished product. Then I would progress to smaller and smaller means of sculpting untill I got what I wanted. Then I would treat it with a sealer, whatever one that suits the perticular wood I was using.
And of course I would likely make a pine "dummey" for practice.