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Professional Stockmaking: Through the Eyes of a Stockmaker
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Product Description Originally copyrighted in 1994, this 2011 reprint is a step by step how-to with complete photographic support for every detail of the art of working wood into riflestocks. Comprehensive coverage of the techniques are illustrated to gain skill and/or understanding of the professional gun maker's craft. An unparalleled achievement, destined to become the bible for students, professionals or those who appreciate custom rifles. Table of Contents Book I - Introduction to Inletting the Semi-inletted Stock Section 1 - Inletting the Barreled Action Section 2 - Inletting the Barreled Action Semi-inlet Book II - Finish Shaping the Stock Introduction to Finish Shaping Section 1 - Fitting the stock to the individual shooter Section 2 - Introduction to the tools used in shaping Section 3 - Shaping begins - profiling the buttstock Section 4 - Shaping the sides of the buttstock Section 5 - Rough shaping the combnose Section 6 - Shaping the body and forearm of the stock Book III - Sanding and Stock Finishing Section 1 - Sanding Section 2 - Stock Finishing Appendix I - Inletting a Steel Buttplate Appendix II - Tools Used in Stockmaking Acknowledgements Review His work... exceeds the vast majority of stockmakers today, and in fact is the equal of several old master craftsmen. --Bruce Brady, Editor-at-Large Outdoor LifeI believe Mr. Wesbrook's outstanding gun making workmanship is among the best I have seen. --Dave LeGate, former Art Director Handloader/Rifle MagazinesHis arms work certainly reflects quality and I believe that the quality of his photography ranks with the top. --John Bivins, Consultant Architectural Carving & Decorative Arts I believe Mr. Wesbrook's outstanding gun making workmanship is among the best I have seen. --Dave LeGate, former Art Director Handloader/Rifle Magazines His arms work certainly reflects quality and I believe that the quality of his photography ranks with the top. --John Bivins, Consultant Architectural Carving & Decorative Arts From the Back Cover Originally copyrighted in 1994, this 2011 reprint is a step by step how-to with complete photographic support for every detail of the art of working wood into riflestocks. Comprehensive coverage of the techniques are illustrated to gain skill and/or understanding of the professional gun maker's craft. An unparalleled achievement, destined to become the bible for students, professionals or those who appreciate custom rifles. About the Author David L. Wesbrook has had an interest in firearms from an early age while growing up in a small farming community in Indiana. After surviving a near fatal, head-on collision in his last year of college he moved to Friendship, Indiana the home of the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association and began to pursue building black-powder rifles. Friendship, Indiana, is also home of gun maker Jack Haugh who gave Dave the inspiration for quality gun making. Dave's quest brought him to work as a stockmaker at the renowned firm of Griffin & Howe. In the early 1980's, he began to make fine custom riflestocks and accessories on a professional level and achieved recognition nationally with commissioned works by the Dallas Safari Club and others. To create suitable images of his work, Mr. Wesbrook went on to study photography under one of America's most important innovators of fine art photography, Mr. Frederick Sommer. Dave's gun photography has graced the pages of Rifle Magazine, Gun Digest, Peterson's Hunting, Hunters Quest, Guns and American Rifleman. His photographic work has included private collections, special projects for National Geographic, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of American History, The Smithsonian Institute, as well as all photographic illustration in this book. Today Mr. Wesbrook resides in the Midwest and continues to produce custom rifles, hunt, fish and do fine art photography.
