Gunsmithing EH5 into an EH5A. Cheek Piece stuff...

[LRI]

First, gut the back end to remove the light weight foamy stuff. Hardware won't attach to it very well.

Next, light weight filler. Tom@Manners sold me a box of his light weight filler material years ago. Whips up like instant spuds.

Once it cures, in the mill to be cut:

With two pieces now, I lay up some carbon ribbon to cap off each side. The ziplock back is just a divider so they don't glue together. I soak it down with mold release prior.

Knock em apart and get to sanding.

Sanding is all done, so its back in the mill for the machine work to fit the hardware.

Old legacy photo of what were after:

A finished example:

 

[Bcamos]

This is awesome.

 

[camocorvette]

Beautiful work!

 

[Genin]

Well damn! That’s freaking awesome

 

[LRI]

Here's how it ended up after fitting hardware: The bottom gap is .05" fatter than the sides because I have a piece of double sided foam tape locating the cheek piece to the base.

 

[Raffy]

Subbed. This is something I've been thinking about doing to a gunwerks stock I've got. Are you offering this as a service or is this one just for funsies?

 

[308pirate]

Subbed. This is something I've been thinking about doing to a gunwerks stock I've got. Are you offering this as a service or is this one just for funsies?

My hillbilly attempt with a coping saw, sandpaper, dremel, and JB Weld.

 

[Raffy]

Looks pretty . Your hillbilly ways are better than mine.

 

[308pirate]

Looks pretty . Your hillbilly ways are better than mine.
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And it goes up and down too!