Question on wooden stocks

[sportsnerd024]

Hello all,

Now let me start off by saying I’m not the handiest guy in the world but I can get the job done. Anyways, decided to build a pair of wooden stocks for my wife as she’s kind enough to indulge me in my fantasies. I used your typical 1x2x(in this case had a spare 8 I just cut off of).

Now the holes are great, latch is perfect. Problem I’m having is I feel like the hinge doesn’t do enough to secure the pieces from moving back and forth. Anyone who’s built them in the past any suggestions on how to make it more solid?

Thanks

 

[TickleSwitchMan]

Sounds like you just need a better hinge. You want a long wide one (not so wide it wont fit) with 4 screws on each part. Do you have a picture of that side?

 

[Tickleclown13]

This is my stocks that I built, I used thicker wood (at the time I grabbed a table top for $30 at home depot), and I used a latch and hasp. I have since upgraded them by making a table, then a holder that is mounted to the table, and my wife painted everything since these are for her feet. I am not a master or journeymen in carpentry I have basic skills and a couple power tools lol. If this helps with design inspiration then glad I could help, I am not on here much but i did a quick drawing on the stocks to be about 24" in length and 12" high. Everything else I went with the flow and had a fun time making this.