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!
Sounds interesting, looking forward to the photos. "Where there is a will there is a way"!
Nice... How you cutting the blade groove?
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
Good eye on spotting the wood thumb1
Looking forward to seeing the results.
Yeah... The slot has a radius towart the rear. Why I was thinking a rounded blade cutter. May wanna experiment on some scrap.
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)
nice work, can't even tell what you did. thumb1
John did you used to make stocks for the Chinese? Very good job, looks great! clap1
Perfect. What you make the cut with?
Thanks guys! I made the slot with my 8 1/4" radial arm saw. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Thought so... Iooks good.
Stellar work :o thumb1