If you are going to do this right, and esp. if you want to do this more than once, make a jig that will allow you to work on the stock without touching it. A dowel dummy barrel might work in a vice. Better, if the stock can be rotated so you can work on any side you wish without touching it, you will be immensely happier.
The problem is that you really cannot finish a stock that is swinging in the breeze on a wire. And as soon as you grab it to stop the swinging, you have a problem.
Be creative and make a little benchtop jig. If you do, you will reward yourself with a good beer for thinking ahead.
Brent
