Lets see that pretty wood

[Macintosh]

Not the prettiest wood but has some nice straight grain. Iv been told it looks like English walnut? I don’t know for sure. The cool part I think is it’s been here since 1952, my grandad ordered it to re stock a mannlicher, I figured it would be a good candidate for my first stock a handful of years ago.


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Anything is possible but that looks like Eastern Black Walnut to me. Not usually quite as nice to work with as regia, and takes more work usually to finish it and checker it, but it looks just great to me.

 

[longrangelead]

Murder Maple?


I took a blem stock of curly Maple and dyed it black just to see.
I was going for a ghost flame look where it was subtle but pops in the sun. the chatoyance of this one is really hard to capture because it's at its best to the eye where a camera just gets glare.

 

[Macintosh]

Thats cool!! I dont generally get worked up about maple stocks but that looks very sharp. It “fits” there too.

 

[Huntin Fool]

 

[Irish Miner]

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Murder Maple?

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I took a blem stock of curly Maple and dyed it black just to see.
I was going for a ghost flame look where it was subtle but pops in the sun. the chatoyance of this one is really hard to capture because it's at its best to the eye where a camera just gets glare.

Very unique!

 

[Hondo64d]

My Browning Low Wall in .260 Rem.

John

 

[LIWolverine]

Custom Sako 300 h&h


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[LIWolverine]

My wife’s Contender Carbine 7-30Waters I found in a pawn shop for CHEAP. I had to refinish the stock but here is what was underneath some red lacquer.

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[MoeFaux]

Heres my current project
5 piece English/maple laminate. Skeletonized the butt to lose weight. Just glued it up this weekend. Inletting to come soon. For a Sako 90

Sitting on this other English blank for something special

POST UPDATES, PLEASE!! That's gonna be gorgeous!

 

[mtnwrunner]

This is a great thread. Love to see the woodies.

 

[DavidReed]

Here's a few that haven't hatched yet...







...need to get to these projects.

 

[Macintosh]

Green velvet…when I die and am reincarnated as a piece of fancy walnut, I want to live in your wood storage area. Or pool table. Pick one, but that’ll do!

 

[Decker9]

Here's a few that haven't hatched yet...

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...need to get to these projects.

It’s pieces like these that I loose my mind over, man those are gorgeous!!!

Any plans in the works for them David?

 

[Castle Rock]

 

[DavidReed]

Green velvet…when I die and am reincarnated as a piece of fancy walnut, I want to live in your wood storage area. Or pool table. Pick one, but that’ll do!

Ha! The wonder of a pool table remnant.

It’s pieces like these that I loose my mind over, man those are gorgeous!!!

Any plans in the works for them David?

The top blank is dedicated to an upcoming .375 H&H project. The other two are uncertain and are currently on the market to see if someone wants them more than I do.

 

[Wprinkle]

 

[Castle Rock]

 

[TURNER208]

Some nice sticks fellas! Definitely more walnut in my see then not.

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That’s beautiful! What action did you use?

 

[Decker9]

That’s beautiful! What action did you use?

Cheers Turner, that one is a defiance deviant and an IBI barrel chambered in 7 Saum.

 

[Caseknife]

A heirloom rifle, .458wm with a rosewood stock that I find myself gawking at a lot. Grandad built it in the early 80’s for a Cape buffalo hunt, but the airline lost it on his way there so it didn’t get used. Luckily he did get it back weeks later. I’m currently restocking it slowly with a nice Turkish but with a left hand fit to it, so I can take it to Africa for its intended purpose one day, I think he’d like that. That rear sight hates my left hand thumb and the steel butplate hates my boney shoulder lol, I haven’t pulled its trigger since 1999, though it’s the first centerfire I shot as a wee boy. “Grouse loads” were a hoot!

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So, there has to be a bit of play in that rear sight the way it is mounted on the bolt. Have never seen anything like that. With a ghost ring aperture that your eye naturally centers and the nature of the shorter-range shots with irons and the intended purpose and cartridge, it probably doesn't make a hill of beans difference. Wouldn't want to shoot that prone at all!