It all started with several chats with a master carpenter who wanted a JG Bar 10 so his grandchildren could learn to shoot in the back garden, and he didnt have to lend them the Weinrauch HW97 he got from his father. I said I could lend him one for a while. He asked what the stock was like and I told him it's cheap plastic. He then contemplated building a wooden stock for it, so I jumped at the opportunity and suggested a Lee Enfield No4. We did as much research as possible including borrowing the woodwork from a real steel 1942 Canadian made rifle, with the finger grip cut into the upper wood section.
We brought a kiln dried piece of Ash and then I left it in his hands.
The difference with this project is that we are starting with the internals and building the look alike stock around them.
All has been quiet for a month and then recently I recieved this picture, which looks rather nice. The angle is correct as far as I can establish, and the guy is working on it this weekend so I'm hoping to have some more detailed pics soon.
(Sorry it's upside down 
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Just a few pics showing the Ash one piece stock in comparison to the woodwork that we used to form it, alongside another No4 that I borrowed from the armoury.
Nice one ZB, can't wait to see the progress.
Are you planning on staining the ash?
Oh yes, I have the 1942 woodwork alondgside it for a guide. The blonde No4 alongside had the woodwork replaced about 20 years ago, just goes to show the diference in storing. The original we are copying from is a Canadian made 1942 issue No4 with the finger grip cut into the top cover at the rear, the pics dont show it but I think we can replicate it with the correct router bit, that has nearly 70 years of gun oil soaked into it, the blonde one is stored in a very secure armoury, chained to the wall through the trigger with a dehumidifier running 24 / 7.
I cant match Rambocanada's milling of the reciever, but it wont look too bad from 10 ft away. We'll be fabricating out of box section a shroud to cover the back of the bar 10 and it will be able to accept the rear sight. (hopefully)
Also hope to modify a more realistic bolt.
Well whatever you come up with, I'm sure it'll be great
Well the one piece stock never did finish, the chippy went on to another job and we lost contact.
I've been working on fitting a Tanaka M700p into an Enfield set of woodwork. I'm near completion, I've got to sort out a front barrel band to replace the jubilee clip and get a foresight blade and a couple of bolts here and there but ny biggest problem that has me stumped is making some kind of collar to fit that top handuard to the Tanaka reciever. I dont have access to any kind of mill nor do I have the know how. I tried demeling out a tin lid but it failed miserably. I dont want to glue it on with Araldite as I may need to take it apart in the future.
Any suggestions would be welcome 
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best bet is to go to any milatary sales and pick up all origanal bits i had a custom blank fireing n0.4 made for re-enactment i got all metal outer part including sights and brass butt plate for around £30 and full un issued furniture for another £30 but it looks great keep up the good work
the guy u know doesnt fancy makeing a thompson wood furniture set does he
for the bracket on mine i used a 1.5 inch steel pipe cut to the right length and welded a m10 nut into it ,then used chemical metal(an epoxy putty) to shape it ,its rock solid and really simple
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
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