cheekpiece

Can anyone give me some direction on the shaping of a cheekpiece? I need to know how "thick" it needs to be, as well as how you come up with it's other dimensions. The style I am looking at would be like the one on the nice pear stocked rifle that was posted.

Thanks y'all!

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller??

Did ya check out Mikes Tutorial?

That was a Lehigh style, like mine. Can't help much, but at least I can take some images of Cherry Girl to give you a general idea.











I'd really recommend you get a full size line drawing (T.O.T.W. sells them) before you put rasp to wood.

"I'd really recommend you get a full size line drawing (T.O.T.W. sells them) before you put rasp to wood."

Good advice 'Chop'

I think the drawings are like 5 bucks

To get a good impression of what a stock looks like, you need a blue print that shows cross sections of the different stock areas. the more cross sections the better.

I wouldn't recommend the blue prints from track.
I've got their Isac Haines print and theres no cross sections of the stock.

I bougth a print of a J.P Beck rifle from Paul Taran at[url] www.curlymaple.com[/url] . It shows 5 different cross sections through the stock.

I think he also has a simulare blueprint for a leigh rifle.

Best regards

Rolfkt

The pictures help. I will try to scale that cheekpiece to my stock.

I don't know that drawings will help since I am not building a copy of one that they have plans for...

Just measured the cheekpiece and it's location on the Bucks County I'm presently building and the rear lower corner is 4-1/4" from the buttplate and the length of the cheekpiece from the rear lower corner to the front lower corner is 3-1/2". I prefer to have this size and location to accommodate carving behind and in front of the ckeekpiece. The LOP on this LR is 13-3/4". The lower line of the cheekpiece shouldn't be parallel to the toeline and should be "aimed" at the wrist center and the cheekpiece edge as viewed from the top should angle to the wrist..Good luck....Fred

Thanks Fred! Great info!! I don't know if I will be able to carve anything worth a poot, but I may give it a try. Can you tell me how far the cheekpiece extends from the body of the stock? Basically the measurement from underneath?

I hope that my response above does not come across as crappy as it sounds when I re-read it. I was in a rush - not trying to be snotty there.

The height at the rear corner is 7/16" and at the front corner it's 5/16". I've also made them w/ the front 1/4" and rear at 3/8".These dims are more than that of a lot of "originals" but looks good to me. Again, good luck.....Fred

Cheekpieces are hard to get the hang of. Lehigh cheekpieces are REALLY hard to get the hang of.

I would suggest the Gunsmith of Grenville County. It has a very detailed section in it on how to shape and size the cheek piece.