Bedding - Savage MK 2 & Boyds unfinished Stock

[OldBullShooter]

Hello...
I'm replacing the stock on a Savage MK II with a Boyds unfinished stock. Any thoughts on bedding? The original Savage stock looks like it is free-bedded (not resting on the stock, but elevated slightly to appear to float).

Should I adapt the unfinished stock to attempt to replicate (thinking "yes")?
Should I let it rest on the wood (thinking maybe, but prob not)?
Should I bed it on something else and if so, what?

Thanks for any tips.
OBS

PS
The rifle will be used for Junior 4P.

[Tim S]

Common practise is to bed the action, usually on a layer of slow-cure metal impreganated epoxy (such as Devcon), and to leave the barrel free floated.

[bothwell]

Curious which Boyd's stock you're looking at; I was thinking of doing the same.

[OldBullShooter]

I purchased an unfinished Boyds Tactical stock with a heavy barrel channel.
Out of the box it fit pretty well. I had to mount an accessory rail and so had to monkey around with routing a channel for it in the stock.