Refinishing the Restocked Remington Summit Part 2

Back at it.

Made this palm rest years ago when I added a palm rest to my B26-2 rifle.  At the time, this was a prototype that didn't make the final cut.  I'd thrown it into a parts drawer on the off chance it could be repurposed.  It's made from padauk wood.  Note the vivid red color--That's from the Tru-Oil I used way (waaaaaayyyyy) back in 2017 for the original finish.  

Since it didn't fit the Remington stock as it was, it was cut down then re-profiled on a belt sander

Freshly sanded bare padauk is a bright orange color.  

This face is still red from the original Tru-Oil.

Still a bit too large at the front edge...

More shaping and sanding.

 

All orange, all the sides have been sanded.  The mounting hole lines up .

Contour is looking OK.

Burnished in a coat of Tru-Oil and it's back to red for the test fit.

More of the test fitting.

Good enough.  Two more coats of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil to really fill the grain.

Love the red color.  Over time--especially with UV exposure--the red will fade away into a brown color.  Keeping the gun in a case or safe should help prolong the color for several years.

And of course, there's a screw cup to be made.   Some 12L14 steel. 

Intentionally made it a bit too long

Scratched a line around the OD following the curves of the palm shelf

After some grinding and filing.

It's close.  Just a few high spots left.

Done.

Blued the screw cup

I made/modified a square nut to fit into the Anschutz t-track inlet into the grip of the rifle.  I also cut a shallow pocket for a 5/16" diameter rubber disk.  The rubber disk just barely stands above the wood surface.  It's there to add friction and help keep the palm shelf from rotating in use.

Still lukewarm to the stock's color consistency.  I'll blame it on the beech wood, though I do like the way the grain came through.  I think that aspect is much nicer than the original factory finish.  The palm rest is extremely comfortable in use and ensures consistent hand placement.  Certainly helps the rifle's pointability.  This works incredibly well on thumbhole stocks. 

Thanks for following along.    More soon.