Can anyone please recommend someone that does stippling.I have a cs500 stock but only the pistol grip is stippled I’d like some nice forend panels
Can anyone please recommend someone that does stippling.I have a cs500 stock but only the pistol grip is stippled I’d like some nice forend panels
James Reynolds,The Woodworking Gunsmith.
James is in North Yorkshire.
THEWOODWORKINGGUNSMITH.CO.UK
Look on his site for photos of his work,a very talented stock maker.
Les..
Get yourself a thick bolt and cut cross hatches in the end (about three passes each way with a hacksaw). File to a point. Bash it into the stock with a hammer a few hundred times.
Or get an electric engraver tool and run that over the stock.
I recommend practising on some scrap wood first.
Put on heading 270, assume attack formation
Article here about doing it DIY using a nail.
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editor...hinner%20point.
I used a ball end bit in a Dremmel... Very pleased with how it turned out.
I found this to be the easiest way to stipple and once you get into the rhythm of tap, nail up, move nail and tap. I also find it better to have the nail 'cocked' in the up position so it's not actually touching the wood when you tap it. A bit difficult to explain, but if done this way it's a lot easier to move the tip of the nail around the panel...Dom
Ps. When I've worked out how to load pics I'll pop up an image of one of my stocks
I second this method, I've been using it on pipes for a rustic finish and, once you get the hang of it, it can produce a nice deep stippling. I use a smallish Allen bolt, M6 or M8, screw it to a wooden handle, cut a cross with a hacksaw on the bolt head and sharpen the four segments. After I'm done I run over it with a stiff brush or a dremel brush to get rid of the loose pieces.
Another vote for the nail ... search /google / you tube. I had a go on scrap wood then ventured onto an actual stock. Once you get into the rhythm it is remarkably fast and satisfying to do.
Cheers, Phil
I'll add a refinement to the nail if I may?
Older, i.e not age but long serving, may remember Baz, who used to be admin on here. He posted a tutorial on how to do stippling. It may be archived for all I know. But the trick is to use a short rigid Nail, hammered all the through a length (about 12'', 300mm is ideal) of broomhandle then blunt the end of the nail-but keeping the pointed shape. Now make believe you're a drummer in a rock band (Charlie watts, Keith Moon, Jon Bonham- your choice) and use the broomhandle stippler to beat out a rhythm on your stock!
As always practise on a scrap bit of wood but this works really well and you can achieve great accuracy and speed. I've stippled many stocks with this technique and it works well. Just remember you're not nailing anything but simply tapping out a rhythm
The other thing I do is to mark out the outline of the area you want to stipple, then mask off the rest of the stock with carefully applied duct tape- use several layers. This will prevent any stray taps from marking the stock. Finish off by putting a border around the stippled panel with a triangular swiss file.
video transferred to DVD, USB etc. Old negs and photos scanned to digital media
www.digitalconversions.co.uk