english fowlers

[john4645]

Is maple PC for english fowlers or are they supposed to be Walnut?

 

[Mike Brooks]

Walnut is the PC way to go. There were a few english double guns built ca. 1800 - 1820 that were made in birdseye maple.

 

[Okwaho]

I agree with Mike here but It also depends on what type of fowler you are contemplating.If you're considering a really nice made in England type of fowler like the ones Mike builds your first choice should be English walnut regardless of the cost of the wood and there's very little wood prettier than nicely figured English walnut.Discriminating people will notice.If however you are building a cheap trade level fowler from England then you should probably use beech.If you're building an English style fowler made in America then American black walnut will be best with cherry and maple also proper. Curly maple would be OK if you really like curly maple. The same is true as to straight grain maple but I like some figure in my wood.You could be the first guy on the block to have a cherry stocked gun.
Good luck
Tom Patton