Stippleing Stocks

[SeaBee]

Does any one have an idea of how the stippleing is applied to stocks? IE: Anschutz
Thanks,
Bill

[gunnut69]

Stppling is simply overlapping impressions stamped into the wood. it can be doen with a pointed punch or (better) with a punch with a flat face cut with checkering. The fineness of the checkering and the evenness of the individual impressions determine the fineness of the stippling. Anout 30 lines to the inch checkering on a 1/4 inch square punch which is then casehardened will do fine. If the parttern has a lot of corner detail, a 3 1/2 to 1 diamond shaped punch can be made to reach into the corners. Be certain both punches use the same shape of checkering i.e. sqyare or 3 1/2 to 1. I prefer the latter as I think the results look better. The technique is to hold the punch slightly suspended over the patter so that the tap of the hammer drives it into the wood. Consistancy is paramont..

[longgun]

For my stipling punch I took a #  16 d common nail and ground the point flat,  then took a 3 corner file and filed little diamond shaped slots across the end of the nail.   Then gently used a small hammer and the punch to do the work on the stock.   Keep rotating the nail each time you hit it so that the demples have a random pattern.  It worked very nice and is rather easy to do.   Just don't get carried away and make the demples too deep,  you can always come back over it the second time if you want the markings deeper.   Don