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Course: |
GUS 119
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Title: | Stockmaking I |
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Course Description: | Introduces stockmaking techniques for a bolt action rifle from semi-inletted blanks. The course will cover inletting the barrel and trigger guard, glass bedding, installing grip cap, recoil pad, fore-end tip, swivels, shaping, sanding and finishing. |
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Min Credit: | 5 |
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Origin Notes: | TSJC |
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Course Notes: | 5/16/11 LK |
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Status Notes: | revised-dscrptn,cmptncs,outln 4/1/12 LK |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Design a gunstock.
2. Demonstrate inletting and shaping of a semi-inletted stock blank.
3. Demonstrate the installation of a fore-end tip, grip cap and recoil pad.
4. Apply an appropriate finish to the stock.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Stock Design
a. Grain flow
b. Stock terminology
c. Profile layout
II. Install Fore-end tip
a. Materials
b. Glues
c. Preparing
d. Assembling
III. Inletting
a. Tools
b. Inletting black
IV. Install recoil pad
a. Types of recoil pads
b. Placement of pad
V. Grip cap installation
a. Placement of grip cap
VI. Glass bedding
a. Release Agent
b. Epoxy
VII. Shaping
a. Two dimensional profiles
b. Three dimensional shaping
c. Sanding
VIII. Finishing
a. Types of finish
b. Sealing and filling the pours
c. Sanding back to the wood surface
d. Appling top coats
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