p_ham
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Some high falutin' fella sent me a Ruger No.1 for surgery. I haven't gotten as many pictures as the last build, but the process is pretty much the same.
It all starts with making a mortgage payment to my stock carver, who picked out a beautiful piece of Bastogne Walnut and rough carved a blank.
![IMG_2885.jpeg IMG_2885.jpeg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301555-106d708e393239bfee45e85ce6413ac7.jpg)
After some Hollywood magic, the wood is fit to frame, final shaped, and rough sanded. The grip cap, sling mount, and recoil pad are fit. A light coat of oil is applied to help highlight areas that need more sanding.
![20240606_092336.jpg 20240606_092336.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301556-253ca5d24b1f7ab882ed1738ff7f8cb0.jpg)
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After a bunch more finish sanding, the grain is mostly filled. Everything has been sanded up to 1000 grit. The forend is ready for its mounting hardware.
![20240701_094928.jpg 20240701_094928.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301563-0d64a630c076189174ad2442fd026488.jpg)
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It all starts with making a mortgage payment to my stock carver, who picked out a beautiful piece of Bastogne Walnut and rough carved a blank.
![IMG_2885.jpeg IMG_2885.jpeg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301555-106d708e393239bfee45e85ce6413ac7.jpg)
After some Hollywood magic, the wood is fit to frame, final shaped, and rough sanded. The grip cap, sling mount, and recoil pad are fit. A light coat of oil is applied to help highlight areas that need more sanding.
![20240606_092336.jpg 20240606_092336.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301556-253ca5d24b1f7ab882ed1738ff7f8cb0.jpg)
![20240606_092351.jpg 20240606_092351.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301557-f5527e9250fbb56a9169974f16c8d116.jpg)
![20240627_135857.jpg 20240627_135857.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301558-6cd86cdb9bf1b844328bbdcdc1d79959.jpg)
![20240627_210739.jpg 20240627_210739.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301559-cf794878ac3598b5fa3e918973c4f857.jpg)
![20240627_210803.jpg 20240627_210803.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301560-c87d1f00629ea9bf3eb45da7b903db94.jpg)
After a bunch more finish sanding, the grain is mostly filled. Everything has been sanded up to 1000 grit. The forend is ready for its mounting hardware.
![20240701_094928.jpg 20240701_094928.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301563-0d64a630c076189174ad2442fd026488.jpg)
![20240701_094949.jpg 20240701_094949.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301564-fe72edbf1eed804d839f264c668710d3.jpg)
![20240701_094932.jpg 20240701_094932.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301565-844309b7d236b761235d2c5e06128b35.jpg)
![20240701_094944.jpg 20240701_094944.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/301/301566-cab6b2f73cc3a6aad8ec98290188c7c8.jpg)
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