Something for the wood lovers

[doverdog]

I went over to my friend Ron Luckenbill's shop today to pick out the wood for my new Officer's fowler, flint, with a 42" .62 caliber, dare I say it, RIFLED barrel. The blank on the bottom is the one I picked. It was down to the two shown here, and the bottom one won. It was in the pile with the rest of the blanks and had been passed over by a number of other guys who had ordered guns recently. Lucky me. This wood may be a wee bit too fine for this type of gun, but I couldn't resist. ::

 

[MrBear]

Nice choice! That's a beautiful piece of wood. Should make a real nice stock.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I have a curly maple stock on my fowler, and while it may not be exactly traditional for an English style gun, it sure is pretty. I have a long rifle in .62 caliber, and it is a great gun, lots of power and very accurate. Combining the two seems like a fine idea to me.

 

[cytorg]

Hey!! Leave some for me! :winking:

 

[doverdog]

Hey Cy, While I was there, Ron figured since we had corresponded via email, I might as well pick out your wood. Since everyone seems to be using maple or walnut I figured you might like a departure from the norm. Ron was doing some work on his deck and a 6' piece of outdoor wood post caught my eye. The grain on your new gunstock will have a kind of green cast to it, and you won't have to worry about the finish if it gets exposed to the weather. :blah:

 

[FearNot]

Hey... how about Balsa wood? Light... easy to carve... :haha:

 

[vradin]

Dat hunk of lumber ain't no good. It gots lots of up and down lines and marks on it going all acrost the grain and stuff. And I think I might even see a little bit of that nasty old spalt rot going there behind them lines too.

I just can't see letting a nice guy like you suffer with such a bit of damaged wood. I'll trade ya a nice straight clear-grained pineywood tubafer fer it.
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

OK- Sorry, I got some serious jealousy going here. Nice bit of kindling you got. That's going to be an absolutely gorgeous finished piece.

Nice score!
vic

 

[hcook]

Maybe you should be a little more pacient and wait til something nice comes along

Hank in WV

 

[soggy]

Hey... how about Balsa wood? Light... easy to carve...

and don't forget............it floats if you should fall in the creek :crackup:
Don't mind me I always get cranky when I see a beautiful piece of wood in someone elses shop. :cry:
soggy

 

[PaulN/KS]

Very pretty wood sure is going to make a good looking stock.We're lucky that our style of rifles can be made to show off such great natural beauty.Good choice.