Normally don't post pics of my stuff...

[viscero]

Only my second time finishing/staining furniture of any kind and the first time ever on a gun stock.  But I've been working on/off for about 2 months on this stock set trying to recreate the color tones of SVD furniture for my Vepr-nov build and finally finished her tonight.  I spent tons of time researching the colors of original russian SVD furniture and they really seem to run the gambit of color pallet.  It can be orange-ish, honey brown, or even a little reddish brown.  In the end I went with a iodine/acetone undercoat to get that orangish glow and to pop the grain on the tiger maple.  Then I layed on a heavy coat of minwax red mahogany which took weeks to dry completely.  Then 3 coats of satin polyurethane.  The stock set itself(Rhineland Arms) had no fitment issues but I did have to trim up the slots in the handguard.  The forward retaining screw in the tang did sit a little high after being fully tightened and required me to do some hand fitting/filing with the recoil rod assembly.

 

Rhineland ships you a test block of wood cut from the same lumber as your stock set so that you can experiment with stains, etc.  I tried all kinds of formulas and recipes all over the net but in the end the combo listed above seemed to produce the best results.  Anyways - here she is...

 

Edited September 2, 2014 by viscero

[R_Bert]

stunning.  well done!

[Oh Shoot]

Looks great far as I can tell, need bigger pic than 640 pixel to really see detail, though.

 

- OS

[viscero]

http://imgur.com/lYYrF73

 

Full size

[hipower]

Great job!

[Oh Shoot]

http://imgur.com/lYYrF73

 

Full size

 

Excellent, couldn't get there by clicking through on the other, this link will go full size with a click.

 

Yeah, looks fantastic, the grain really is eye catching, you should definitely be proud of it.

 

Edited September 2, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Fourtyfive]

Nice , tell me a little more about your build please. Barrel ? Is that one 7.62x39 ? Edited September 2, 2014 by Fourtyfive

[BigK]

I've never told another man he had nice wood before.

[QuietDan]

Nicest one I've seen . . .

[LagerHead]

I doubt it looked that good brand new. Very nice work. 

[Smith]

I've always loved the look of the Rhineland wood. Made me want to get another gun just to have one of the SVD stocks. Very Nice! 

[viscero]

Nice , tell me a little more about your build please. Barrel ? Is that one 7.62x39 ?

This is a 23" barrel chambered in 7.62x54r.  It has a threaded muzzle with a Nodak Spud Tabuk/SVD-style flash hider.  It is my hope that Cspecs comes through with their metal, double to single stack 10 round magazines.  I am also contemplating about having someone press off the FSB and adding a Dinzag arms press-on Vepr bayonet lug to complete the look.  As mentioned above the stock set is from Rhineland Arms.  I like the one available from Ironwood Designs as well but I don't agree with the price point and the lead times are crazy for their stuff.  I also need to add a swivel stud and bipod to the rear mounting point of the handguard and find a normal length screw for the sling swivel on the front of the handguard.

 

I doubt it looked that good brand new. Very nice work. 

Thanks, it was sanded to 150 from the factory and that was it.  Some were available from Atlantic Firearms pre-finished with a walnut stain that I did not care for and on top of that they were about $100 more expensive than the virgin stock set.  I thought that surely I could do a color I wanted for about the same price.  It was a learning experience and I did go over budget a little bit but not by much.  Mostly because I am not a woodworker and I had 0 supplies on hand for this sort of thing; no acetone, no sandpaper, no files, etc.

 

 

Thanks all for the compliments!

Edited September 2, 2014 by viscero

[Troutburger]

If that rifle shoots as good as it looks, you will be sub MOA at 1000 yards!

[BJB]

Looks very nice. Great Job

[tnhawk]

Congrats on a very nice job!

[173rdABN]

It is my hope that Cspecs comes through with their metal, double to single stack 10 round magazines.   

 

Don't use the Vepr 10 rounders… I cant get mine to work for the life of me. They SUCK. 

[viscero]

Don't use the Vepr 10 rounders… I cant get mine to work for the life of me. They SUCK. 

Not sure what the difference is but some people have horrible luck with them while others don't.  I seem to fall into the later category.  I have 4 of the 10 rounders and they have all functioned flawlessly thus far.

[173rdABN]

Not sure what the difference is but some people have horrible luck with them while others don't.  I seem to fall into the later category.  I have 4 of the 10 rounders and they have all functioned flawlessly thus far.

I'm extremely jealous. Mine are nothing but paper weights.

[viscero]

I'm extremely jealous. Mine are nothing but paper weights.

Not saying I would take them to war or anything but for range work they have been just fine.  Luck of the draw I guess?