Padded, gently and nervously clamped down on the mill table.
Used a 7/8" end mill to create a short pocket at the base of the grip
Took it to depth.
So I can fit this stub of leftover Anschutz target rifle accessory rail.
Milled to length.
The finished pocket after a coat of shellac.
Screwed and glued in place.
So. I guess I sanded off the original palm shelf--and now I'm making a palm shelf.
Traced the grip outline onto a piece of beech. Hopefully, it'll match.
Test fit.
Got lucky.
Penciled in the mounting hole. Through drilled for a M5 screw then counterbored with a 29/64" for a screw cup I found mixed in with my washers. Pressed in the cup below flush.
Needs some shaping.
A few minutes on the belt sander got it to here. Looks good, but it's too angular to look right with the curves of the grip.
A few more minutes on the sander to soften and break all the edges. This is after a coat of shellac.
The backing nut is a thin threaded plate to fit into the rail.
The palm shelf now has both vertical and angular adjustment--or it can be removed entirely and the grip used without. The shallowness of the Anschutz track doesn't interfere with the grip.
The rosewood (cocobolo?) turned out to be a nice addition.
Dunno what's up next. That wood grip for the Hammerli Master is calling along with several other smaller projects.