MadscoutB5
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My neighbor a few houses down has a maple tree that was just split by weather and a large portion of the trunk broke clean off. The chunk went clear down to ground level and is a good 40+" in diameter at its narrowest point.
On taking a closer look at it while walking the pooch (it's right next to the road so no trespassing ) , I can see that the piece has what looks to be some great tiger striping/curl in the grain - at least to my uneducated eye . I'm trying to get in touch with said neighbor to see if he is willing to part with it as it's just been laying there on his lawn for a couple of weeks. If so, I wonder if it could be a great piece of lumber from which to cut some stock blanks.
My questions for everyone are:
1. Has it been sitting out in the elements too long?
2. If I procure said 'log', what's the proper width of a stock blank for a Pennsylvania rifle build project? :idunno:
Thanks for reading.
On taking a closer look at it while walking the pooch (it's right next to the road so no trespassing ) , I can see that the piece has what looks to be some great tiger striping/curl in the grain - at least to my uneducated eye . I'm trying to get in touch with said neighbor to see if he is willing to part with it as it's just been laying there on his lawn for a couple of weeks. If so, I wonder if it could be a great piece of lumber from which to cut some stock blanks.
My questions for everyone are:
1. Has it been sitting out in the elements too long?
2. If I procure said 'log', what's the proper width of a stock blank for a Pennsylvania rifle build project? :idunno:
Thanks for reading.