The story of a simple 96 Mauser conversion to a 358 Winchester just continues to get a step more complicated. I started out doing a simple to plan conversion on a brand new 1943 Husky action that I had for decades, to a 358 Win. Every step has added a new level of unexpected complication, little stuff.
Finallly got to cutting out the stock from one of my blanks, the band saw went south. So to expedite the build, while I rebuilt the band saw, I ordered a normally 6 week out, rough cut English walnut stock from Richards. 10 months later, last Friday to be exact, the stock arrived, just a bit different than I ordered, but....I can work with it.
I wanted a straight grain with some slight black highlights, got that part, which is the important feature when done. Now the inletting, final fitting, glass bedding and finishing starts.
This is a photo the rough cut, the maple spacers were not ordered. If they get to be too much, I will just cut the tip and cap off at the spacer thus removing the spacer itself in the process and remount the tip and cap to the walnut using hardwood dowels and glue.