Stock work...
Ut Prosim--You said
what tools does one need to inlet a stock
Here's a list:
Dremel tool or equivalent, with several grinding/sanding heads. This, IMHO, is the most important.
Scrapers--You want a flat scraper and a round-end one. Small enough to fit into bbl channels and action inletting.
Small, sharp chisel (Not essential, but sometimes handy.)
Sandpaper, woodworking grits
Steel wool, grade XXXX
Ordinary hardware store spray satin spar varnish
Miscellaneous rags, cleanup stuff, and so on
Glass-bedding kit
Modelling clay
Masking tape
Length of surgical tubing for wrapping stock & action while glass-bedding sets. Works just as good as using the bottom metal and the screws, but no risk of gluing the screws in place! You wrap it on like a giant rubber band, tuck the loose end under, and it holds.
PATIENCE. If it's your first stock, GO SLOW, try-fit the bbl/action often, then try it again. It's much easier to take a little more wood off than to put it back on!!
BTW, you start with an "unfinished" (not varnished) stock from Boyd's, not with a chunk of wood, unless you're already a master wood carver. Boyd's will sell you a plain chunk of walnut if you want, but....
Boyd's will sell you the stock, and supply a finishing kit if you want to buy it. I got all my finishing stuff locally. The Boyd's telephone people are very used to talking newbies through a tight spot. The glass-bedding kit should come with instructions. Brownell's Acra-Glas Gel works good. BE SURE you use enough release compound! I use a spot of axle grease on top of the release compound any place I'm unsure of.
Boyd's will send you a catalogue for the asking. They also have a website.
When you have the action fitted to the stock, and glass-bedded, then you varnish the stock. It's a standard wood-finishing project from here on out, and as always, the most tedious part is the sanding. But all of this is just work, it's not rocket science nor achemy, and if you take your time and try to do it right it will come out nice.
Contacts:
Brownell's: 1-800-741-0015;
www.brownells.com
Boyd's: 1-605-996-5011;
www.boydsgunstocks.com
I'm sure I've forgotten something vital; I'm equally sure someone else will add that something to the list.
Please let us know of your decision, and keep us posted on your progress!