Tomorrow is my friend's birthday....finally ( with pictures)

[tonaka]

As I posted the making of this stock in different gate I am posting it here since it is done. I am going to give it to him tomorrow and just before it is totally gone I just share some last pix of what tured out after my effort to make custom stock for him. I hope he will be happy!
Here is the pictures

[SDale]

Man that stock has some BEAUTIFUL lines!!! I love that angle at the bottom of the grip and that schnable forend.

WELL DONE!!! So when can I sign up for one! On the same rifle too! QB-79 hehe

[tonaka]

Thank you Sam!
These days I mostly stay in LA because of my youth ministering. So it took me some time to make this one due to my busy schedule. And on top of that it is my only second stock and I don't want to disappoint you with some imperfections. I don't think it will be right thing to do. I will practice more and when I am super-duper good at it I will let you know:) I like the stock myself but when I think of selling them I think they have to be perfect:)
Thank you for the complement though.

[Jaymo]

If you made me a stock like that, I think I could live with any imperfections you happen to find. That is the coolest looking stock I've seen, since the original Weatherby stocks.

[VINNY]

I must say, I have never seen so much talent in one place. There are so many people on this forum that are talented in so many ways.That is a beautiful stock. You should be proud.

[Dave1899]

You do have skills...I remember listening to an old man sitting on a stump carving a bird and a very inquisitive and wide eyed little boy asked him how he did it.  The old man calmly said "All you got to do is cut away everything that doesn't look like a bird and you end up with a bird".  Well, you cut away everything that didn't look like a rifle stock and you ended up with a beautiful stock for your friends birthday...

[robbo1965]

That is one seet looking stock!!

[BumbleShot]

Beautiful work!  Must of taken a lot of time!

What varnish do you use for a stock like that?

[geewhiz380]

when can i order one of those beautiful stocks uh...............great job......jorge

[daveshoot]

Agree, that is beautiful work, tonaka-san! The fore end alone is a work of art. Nice. Really, nice!

[tonaka]

Thank you guys!
Nail, I used sealer and finish from this website: http://www.laurelmountainforge.com/
I like their product and there are nice instractions how to finish a stock. I used hand-rubbing.
My user name does sound like japanes, Dave. That is nice that you noticed it, I think everyone did. But I am a white guy. My user name is first two letters are part of my nick name- Tolik( short from Anatoliy), second two letters are first part of my wife's name- Nadya, and last two letters are part of our last name- Kazak. So becomes TONAKA- sounds like Japanes and I like it.

[robbo1965]

Man, if you decide to make anymore stocks, let me buy one from you.  I swear that is one of the sweetest looking stocks.