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Afternoom, Gentlemen. Mrs tac and I have just gotten back here in UK after our compulsory month in Oregon, and I have a pertinent query for the many experts who post of this part of the forum.
As many of you know, myrtlewood is the product of a bush that grows to the size of a pretty large tree in southern OR and NORCAL, and shows some amazing colours as well as chocolate-y and caramel-y swirls in the grain. It also has the property of being VERY stable - I should know, I've been making kitchen utensils out of the stuff for over thirty years.
BUT - I've never seen a gunstock made of myrtlewood.
Your expert views are sought before I plonk down a great wedge of $$$ on a nice piece I found that would, in my opinion, make a beautiful forend and buttstock for an older gun that is, sadly, not a muzzleloader, but is nevertheless very close to my heart.
TIA
tac
Supporter of the Cape Meares Lighthouse Restoration Fund
As many of you know, myrtlewood is the product of a bush that grows to the size of a pretty large tree in southern OR and NORCAL, and shows some amazing colours as well as chocolate-y and caramel-y swirls in the grain. It also has the property of being VERY stable - I should know, I've been making kitchen utensils out of the stuff for over thirty years.
BUT - I've never seen a gunstock made of myrtlewood.
Your expert views are sought before I plonk down a great wedge of $$$ on a nice piece I found that would, in my opinion, make a beautiful forend and buttstock for an older gun that is, sadly, not a muzzleloader, but is nevertheless very close to my heart.
TIA
tac
Supporter of the Cape Meares Lighthouse Restoration Fund