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    DIY RokStok in maple

    I have a milling vice for my drill press and I thought about getting a mill bit but didn’t want to risk it all spinning out of control. Ever tried that? I think I read some notes cautions and warnings against milling with drill presses.
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    That’s genius!!!
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    WTS/WTT Unfired Alpha 6mm Dasher SRP brass

    $110 shipped to CONUS. 93 pieces of unfired 6mm Dasher brass from Alpha Munitions. The other 7 pieces I used to make up dummy rounds to see if they would cycle in a rifle I want to rebarrel but that didn’t work so I have to choose a different chambering. Trade for similar value of .223, 6...
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    I got the barreled action sunk to the desired depth. That sure feels like progress! Also a little more trimming up the forend and comb with a bandsaw. This slab started out 2 1/4 inches thick So there’s a lot to cut off to narrow it down to the desired 1.9” at the action, 1.6” at the recoil...
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    Hollow Boot Sock thickness

    I bet if you weighed the two similar pairs the hollows are lighter than the darn toughs
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    More inletting and a little trimming with the bandsaw. I had intended to leave the bottom metal about .050” proud of the wood in front of the trigger guard to facilitate ease of floor plate removal/cartridge emptying but operator error resulting in too much material removal will result in...
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    I got my wood from Cousineau Wood Products.
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    How do you make sure those screw holes are in the right place and trued up? I know there are some great tricks out there…
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    That’s some pretty wood but I’m thinking I carve my own from here on out if this project goes well (enjoying it immensely so far). I’d love to see your Swede in the stock you kept.
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    That’s great to know about the hollands. Once I build up some confidence I might try going all in on the finer things for my next project.
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    Those look nice but would almost double what I’ve got invested in the stock. Is it okay to just make pillars out of bedding compound? I’m using some leftover pro-bed for this project. That’s what I’ve done before and it seemed to work okay so far. Alternatively I’ve thought of just trying to...
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    That would sure be cool! Unfortunately I’m in Kolorado
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    The next head scratcher was how to get the action screw holes straight, plumb, parallel to each other, etc so the extended stock making screws would keep the action aligned for all the rest of the inletting. I decided to locate the front action screw hole and drill it with my drill press using a...
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    Thanks! Not much risk here. I paid slightly above USFS campground wood bundle rates for the blank…
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    DIY RokStok in maple

    Having never carved a stock from scratch, the hardest part was getting started. My maple slab only had one planed side so I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get at least one other side (the top) cut square to that planed edge so I could have a flat, square surface to start...
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