Don't forget to keep the angle of the toe the same as the stock.

First one I did I scribed a line on the pad, while attached to the stock, and went to sanding. Got it nice and square all around, looked really nice till I screwed it one the stock and the toe of the pad did not follow the line of the stock.

Every time I see a gun with the toe of the pad screwed up, I smile to myself and think "been there done that."

Michael