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Miscellaneous => Care, Cleaning, and Restoration => Restoration and Refinishing => Topic started by: John Galt on May 25, 2016, 09:08:10 PM

Title: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: John Galt on May 25, 2016, 09:08:10 PM

I recently got a paratrooper, /26\ 3 million serial with a spike bayonet.  Bubba cut the stock to fit the bayonet.... :-[...bad Bubba.  I am a weekend woodworker and thought I could fill in the stock and re-cut the blade groove if I only had some Chu wood.  At the store where everything is $1, I bought some paint brushes with Chu handles.  Amber shellac on the brush handle and it was a perfect match...but too small for the groove.  Then I was in a big box home improvement store this past weekend and something caught my eye.  They had samples of pre-finished hardwood flooring labeled as maple that was clearly Chu.  I got a 4" x 14" sample for $4 and took it home.  Perfect match...so far.  I milled out the slot in the stock, cut a piece of flooring to fit and it is in glue and clamps now.  I will post pics when it is finished!

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Dannyboy53 on May 25, 2016, 09:36:23 PM

Sounds interesting, looking forward to the photos. "Where there is a will there is a way"!

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Loose}{Cannon on May 25, 2016, 10:12:43 PM

Nice... How you cutting the blade groove?

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: John Galt on May 26, 2016, 06:00:14 AM

I have a harbor freight cross slide vise mounted on my drill press.  I chuck a router bit in the drill press and clamp the stock in the vise.  A few cranks of the handle and its done!  I milled out the Bubba slot in this manner and it worked very well. 

I thought about using my table saw with some stops set up to reproduce the slot and I may once I inspect the slot on my other blade bayonet stocks.  I guess I could also use my radial arm saw....Good question L-C

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Phosphorus32 on May 26, 2016, 08:17:06 AM

Good eye on spotting the wood  thumb1

Looking forward to seeing the results.

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Loose}{Cannon on May 26, 2016, 09:42:31 AM

Yeah... The slot has a radius towart the rear.  Why I was thinking a rounded blade cutter.  May wanna experiment on some scrap. 

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: John Galt on May 28, 2016, 07:31:00 PM

Here are the pics of the complete un-Bubba.  It turned out fairly well.  She shellac is still a little too new but some steel wool will take care of it. 

First pic is the donor wood glued in place and sanded to match the stock contours:(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg539/ems12/stock%20fix%201_zpsrf8cakrk.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/ems12/media/stock%20fix%201_zpsrf8cakrk.jpg.html)

2nd pic is the cut and shellac job:(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg539/ems12/stock%20fix%202_zpssp7btlya.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/ems12/media/stock%20fix%202_zpssp7btlya.jpg.html)

3rd is completed:(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg539/ems12/stock%20fix%203_zpsomkqgvok.jpg) (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/ems12/media/stock%20fix%203_zpsomkqgvok.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: carls sks on May 28, 2016, 07:42:02 PM

nice work, can't even tell what you did.  thumb1

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Dannyboy53 on May 28, 2016, 07:58:08 PM

John did you used to make stocks for the Chinese? Very good job, looks great!  clap1

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Loose}{Cannon on May 28, 2016, 08:44:59 PM

Perfect.    What you make the cut with?

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: John Galt on May 28, 2016, 08:48:03 PM

Thanks guys!  I made the slot with my 8 1/4" radial arm saw.  Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Loose}{Cannon on May 28, 2016, 08:50:06 PM

Thought so... Iooks good.

Title: Re: Chu Wood Source.
Post by: Phosphorus32 on May 28, 2016, 09:32:58 PM

Stellar work  :o   thumb1