Editing Gunsmith (section)

===Stockmaker===
Carves gun stocks from wood (usually walnut; although birch, maple, and apple wood, among others, are frequently seen). Fits stocks to the metal parts of the gun (receiver and barrel), as well as to customer's body dimensions. With custom made shotguns, the fit to the individual shooter is vital, as the shot cloud's impact is largely determined by the way the stock fits the shooter. Very high grade firearms may have stocks fashioned from very costly blanks, mostly of one of the walnut varieties, specially chosen for its rare and highly figured grain. The fashioning of high end gunstocks calls for an extremely high level of skill and craftsmanship, as the finished product must be pleasing aesthetically, fit the shooting customer like an orthopedic device, all the while having the ability to withstand high levels of recoil from the firing of many thousands of rounds. Wood gunstocks may be fashioned with automated machinery (for production firearms) while high end gunstocks are hand made using [[saw]]s, [[chisel]]s, [[Chisel#Gouge|gouge]]s, [[rasp]]s, and [[File (tool)|file]]s. The surfaces are then finished by [[sanding]], [[Hand scraper|scraping]], [[stain]]ing, [[oil]]ing, or [[lacquer]]ing.