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Magic spot,be great just being there, getting an animal a deserved bonus for your hike in.

Nice work there, youd be pleased with that. I will try the 75 deg cutter (got it nice and sharp now) for the borders on the one I am doing now.
The carbide cutter thats coming from ullman is 90...

Nice bit of country, well worth the long walk in.

It possibly has come into contact with/rubbed on non s steel (grinding dust etc)at manufacture or elsewhere.
My Kimber (about 12 yo) gets put away wet and generally not well looked after and no sign...

yeah, kept the skin.
Was thinking maybe sika hybrid , head looks normal red.

Hi all.
What have we here?
Have shot plenty of reds but havnt seen one with white spotting right down flanks (fawns and sika, yeah) .Its fawn was normal red colouring.
Was decent size animal.
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Thanks for the positive comments guys.
Still have two of my stocks to do but the tools are too blunt now,will have to get some better quality gear.
Cheers NRF.

A couple of pics. 3rd go (point pattern) and 4th go (infill pattern) .
Getting the hang of the basics now.
2nd attempt was abandoned , sanded off and restarted. (cant rush this stuff)

Thanks for that, all good advice.
Yeah def chucked myself in the deep end with the wrap around.
Figured out the sharp knife thing if a line wanders off.
Best to fix it before moving on to the next...

Picture probably explain it better.
NRF

Used acetal, caus I had some.
I turned a dovetail spigot on both bits to go into corresponding holes in the woodwork and glued them in with epoxy,
Shape the outside when glue sets.
BTW. Re...

Am no expert but here goes. Pretty sure you cant buy the gear new in nz
Got my "gunline camp perry" set from Brownells Aus ,about $250 or you can buy individual cutters etc. Go for 16/18 lpi for a...

Wicked job there Mistral.
Got any more photos

Hi guys.
Thanks for all the positive comments .
Giving me a bit of incentive to get started checkering another stock.
Got plenty of other stuff that has to be done unfortunately and (like...

Is epoxy laminated kauri ,epoxy coated and primed with 2 pot finish.

Some picks of 3 walnut stocks I made last year.
The pale one (m77 mk2) is going to get refinished. I dont know why it came out...

Managed a couple of crossed lines but over all reasonably happy for first attempt.
Pretty steep learning curve but sure the next one will come out better (I have 4 more to do)
A couple of pics of...

Cool account of your trip, some good memories/photos to look back on when you get old. bit shit about the ute . Theres some arseholes out there alright.

Good luck

The first view is not cluttered,trust me

Look up Öboz" Bridger, they do wide fit option
Waterproof and very comfy for wide feet.
Not ideal for rocky terrain but good in the bush
Shop around as they come up on special Retail about $350...

I have 80 new and 7 pulled.
Theres four packets of 150gr sp factory ammo, new hornady dies and some cases too.
PM if your interested.
Cheers NRF

Thanks MD.
I was considering something like that.
By the same token it would be a useful skill to learn.
Experts on utube make it look easy,
Might have another go at it. Will be a slow job.

Thanks.
I probably should have another go at it.
The other stock I tried to do had remnants of previous checkering which created extra challenges.
I have here another clean (no checkering) stock...

Haha, A bit above my pay grade
I have the tools here but loused up the last one I did.
Will get someone who knowes what their doing

Got a bit done on the weekend.
Ready for first coat oil.