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Posted: 1/4/2016 11:00:32 AM EDT

When I first seen the Battle Arms PDW lower i knew i wanted to make a bad ass sbr out of it. I've always liked how the AK47 sbr's looked so my plan was to incorporate some of the wood features from the Ak's. This is still a work in progress . I have taken a Executive ordnance grip and i've made some new scales out of Zebra wood, although i should of chosen a easier wood to work with because this stuff is brittle in certain areas. It will all be resin reinforced when completed so i have to worries on strength. Enjoy

Scales without finish or drilled holes

Cheek rest prior to wood veneer, i made a new cheek rest out of stainless steel sheet metal because the stock was too thick. It would of interfered with the charging handle. Plus this came out way stronger.

Grip and cheek rest complete minus the finish on the wood.

I chopped up a Fortis Switch rail to 7.5" i still need to make the lower wood part that will attach to this rail and cover up the front cut portion. Machining to match the B.A.D. upper will also be done.

Posted: 1/4/2016 11:44:53 AM EDT

[#1]

I saw this on IG! I/m VERY intrigued! You ALWAYS impress with your skills, and vision!

Posted: 1/4/2016 12:47:34 PM EDT

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Thanks for the kind words! I've worked with metal for a long time and i'm just now getting into wood. It's a lot easier to shape so i was itching for a chance to play with it again.

Posted: 1/4/2016 1:48:10 PM EDT

[#3]

Well this is interesting

Posted: 1/4/2016 2:28:55 PM EDT

[#4]

tag

this is relevant to my interests...

Posted: 1/4/2016 6:46:53 PM EDT

[#5]

Very cool!!

Posted: 1/7/2016 12:04:26 PM EDT

[#6]

Made some progress on the handguard today.

Milled part of the picatinny off and added m-lok, added the channel to match the B.A.D. upper and milled a small cut right above the Fortis logo to better match the lines on the upper. The upper is just a mock up from another build. I still need to order one, so hopefully they are the same. lol

Posted: 1/7/2016 12:17:15 PM EDT

[#7]

Very nice!

Posted: 2/4/2016 12:55:56 PM EDT

[#8]

Here is the finished project.

Posted: 2/4/2016 1:03:00 PM EDT

[#9]

NICE JOB OP

Posted: 2/4/2016 1:17:42 PM EDT

[#10]

Saw this on the Book of Faces.

Very cool OP.

Posted: 2/4/2016 2:02:47 PM EDT

[#11]

That looks just incredible! Congrats man!

Posted: 2/4/2016 5:22:32 PM EDT

[#12]

Very impressive. You have great artistic vision.

Posted: 2/4/2016 8:14:42 PM EDT

[#13]

Cool build! Might have to do something similar with one of my 80% builds just for something different.

Posted: 2/5/2016 10:48:56 AM EDT

[#14]

Thanks guys, already working on the next one, which i hope will surpass "The Woody"

Posted: 2/5/2016 11:25:20 AM EDT

[#15]

very nice

Posted: 2/5/2016 11:35:28 AM EDT

[#16]

IM me if you're interested in selling another set of furniture like that. I'm loving this gun way too much.

Posted: 2/5/2016 12:05:23 PM EDT

[#17]

Great pic by Flex Chan at Shot 2016

Posted: 2/6/2016 2:17:50 AM EDT

[#18]

Gorgeous!

Posted: 2/7/2016 12:35:07 AM EDT

[#19]

holy shit...

Posted: 2/10/2016 10:08:35 PM EDT

[#20]

I. Must. Have.

Posted: 2/11/2016 11:39:16 AM EDT

[#21]

The ar's with wood always looked retarded to me,, like putting wood or steel on a glock.. But this is the first AR with wood incorporated into it and it looks beautiful! Good job!

Posted: 2/11/2016 12:08:42 PM EDT

[#22]

Old school Tag, I drooled over this thing since I saw the first pics of it, I didn't know you used a veneer instead of a solid piece of wood for the stock though.

Posted: 2/11/2016 12:12:18 PM EDT

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Thank you, there's no room for a thick piece of wood there without causing interference with the charging handle when charging the weapon. This way allowed me to have a even stronger cheek rest and have the real wood. If i had veneered over the stock kydex plastic i would of also had interference with the charging handle.

Posted: 2/11/2016 1:59:33 PM EDT

[#24]

Very very nice work!

I really like that look.

Posted: 2/11/2016 4:08:06 PM EDT

[#25]

I like how the upper and lower have the stamped metal look. Combined with the wood, it looks like the offspring of an STG-44.

Posted: 2/11/2016 4:19:35 PM EDT

[#26]

Damn, that's awesome looking. Did you choose zebra wood for the looks of was there some other reason?

Posted: 2/11/2016 4:56:38 PM EDT

[#27]

Modern Thompson

Posted: 2/11/2016 4:58:10 PM EDT

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Damn, that's awesome looking. Did you choose zebra wood for the looks of was there some other reason?

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It was the sexiest wood that i saw at the lumber store that day.lol (pain in the ass wood to work with) Also the only one that i could find thick enough to make the handguard piece out of one piece. I am currently making another one with better wood and i'll be able to be more creative with the handguard piece which was my original intention but was restrained by the size of the wood.

Posted: 2/11/2016 5:07:08 PM EDT

[#29]

wow this is really beautiful

I like it a lot

Posted: 2/11/2016 5:48:34 PM EDT

[#30]

Dang! You did a real nice job with that one OP!

It has a sort of Star Wars meets SteamPunk look to it.

Nice camera work too.

Posted: 2/11/2016 5:54:37 PM EDT

[#31]

WOW, these are really nice. What is the cost for these? Where are they sold?

Posted: 2/12/2016 3:12:37 AM EDT

[#32]

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He made/modified these from stock parts, so unless you have a ton of skill or the OP wants to sell sets of it, nowhere.

Posted: 2/12/2016 4:46:04 AM EDT

[#33]

Very nice work! How much time do you have invested in that?

Posted: 2/12/2016 11:29:21 AM EDT

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Thank you, I would say a good week

Posted: 2/13/2016 10:41:48 PM EDT

[#35]

This is incredible! Nice work!

Posted: 2/13/2016 10:50:08 PM EDT

[#36]

Looks great. Very impressed with the way it looks; you did a great job picking the grain of the wood, I think that made all the difference.

Posted: 2/13/2016 11:27:48 PM EDT

[#37]

That's fucking bad ass! I'd love to see a more in depth step by step process of this.

Posted: 2/14/2016 4:54:40 AM EDT

[#38]

This one is truly bad ass. The handguard has a whole Thompson-esque look about it. The gun would be sweet as it sits, the wood is the cherry. Hard to integrate wood and an AR, but this one nails it. Good work OP.

Posted: 2/14/2016 12:18:59 PM EDT

[#39]

Take my money!!!

Posted: 2/15/2016 2:20:57 AM EDT

[#40]

Very neat and attractive.

What does the wood on top of the rail do?

Posted: 2/15/2016 2:40:07 AM EDT

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Grip for those that do the thumb over the top / c clamp grip

Posted: 2/15/2016 8:19:47 AM EDT

[#42]

That is so stinking sweet! I might even go as far as calling it sexy.

The only bad thing about it is that seeing this makes me want to do something with some antler...... So many ideas, so little time.

Posted: 2/25/2016 1:02:17 PM EDT

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That is so stinking sweet! I might even go as far as calling it sexy.

The only bad thing about it is that seeing this makes me want to do something with some antler...... So many ideas, so little time.

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Deer antler stinks so bad when working with it, and whatever grinding tools you use on it continue to stink every time you use them after that. Unless you change the wheels or belts. Other than that it looks great.

Posted: 2/25/2016 3:23:04 PM EDT

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Deer antler stinks so bad when working with it, and whatever grinding tools you use on it continue to stink every time you use them after that. Unless you change the wheels or belts. Other than that it looks great.

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That is so stinking sweet! I might even go as far as calling it sexy.

The only bad thing about it is that seeing this makes me want to do something with some antler...... So many ideas, so little time.

Deer antler stinks so bad when working with it, and whatever grinding tools you use on it continue to stink every time you use them after that. Unless you change the wheels or belts. Other than that it looks great.

Antler can also smell terrible if it gets wet too.

Posted: 2/25/2016 4:28:39 PM EDT

[#45]

If you want to call it "woody" what about making a wooden AR15 lower?

Posted: 2/25/2016 5:38:41 PM EDT

[#46]

Terrific work OP!! Dang - and I thought my 762x39 'woody' was cool...

Posted: 2/26/2016 6:29:16 AM EDT

[#47]

First AR with wood furniture I have seen that I like. Great work OP

Posted: 2/26/2016 11:19:04 AM EDT

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I would rather keep it made of aluminum. All the parts i made can break and fall off and the rifle will keep running, the lower would be a disaster. It would need reinforcements made of metal in the buffer tube area and probably on all the pin holes depending on what wood species is used. Wood also like to break along the grain lines so certain areas like the magwell would probably be really weak or overly big to keep it strong.