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Well several of my favorite suppliers have either retired or gotten out of the stock supplier business.

Looking for some nice wood that won't cost my kids inheritance. I'm keep find these sites that take a basic blank see 10% grain and call it exhibition. Not looking for $2000 blanks just some nice $200-400 pieces that will make a nice stock.

Cecil is still good. Bought my last couple of blanks from Calico. I know I need to tag along $$ in hand with the wife on one of her Vegas business trips. In the mean time suggestions.


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Steve Heilmann and Paul & Sharon Dressel are goods sources for walnut. I've bought blanks from both and recommend both.

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I have bought from Dressel. Heilman is a new one on me. Thanks


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You know I like Roger Vardy's wood from Australia. My stockmakers love his wood. Dean Zollinger, David Christman, Jim Kobe, James Anderson, and Duane Wiebe. Evan Koch is doing one for me now and he absolutely loves the wood.
http://rogervardystockwood.com/
Roger ships promptly and at a very reasonable price.

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I've looked at his site never bought. I see I do need to through in the $ conversion


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The conversion is a good deal for us American's now. Oz ain't doing so well...



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Cecil Fredi in Las Vegas - thousands of blanks in a warehouse with low humidity - he is a class act and has wonderful English, Claro, and Black Walnut as well as maple.


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Yep. I use Cecil often. My wife now travels to Vegas on a monthly basis so I need to pull my $$$ together and make a trip with her and go sort some blanks.


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I've had good luck with Walnut Grove gun stocks.


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I bought a number from Walnut Grove. They are tied up in their new high capacity duplicator.


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Got a barn full. Won't be dry for5-7 years tho..

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Give watts walnut a try in Mo.
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I was hoping someone would pipe up about some old sawmill operator out back of beyond who has a shed full of 12/4 walnut planks he sawed 20 years ago that nobody seems to want...


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I have bought from Watts years ago. My folks use to live down the road. I had forgotten all about them.

For the right price would be happy to store a couple NICE blanks

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Originally Posted by FishinHank


I would suggest being careful with Cook Woods... they are clueless about much of the wood they sell and shoot from the hip an awful lot. Their glaring errors in about every aspect involving the science of wood to the layout of stock blanks coupled with the fact their wood is all kiln-dried would be non-starters for me.

There is a very high probability the wood is stressed during drying and the planer removes all the proof of it. And they want very high prices for many pieces that are completely unsuited for making a stock.


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Thanks about the kiln dried heads up.


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I would suggest being careful with Cook Woods... they are clueless about much of the wood they sell and shoot from the hip an awful lot. Their glaring errors in about every aspect involving the science of wood to the layout of stock blanks coupled with the fact their wood is all kiln-dried would be non-starters for me.

There is a very high probability the wood is stressed during drying and the planer removes all the proof of it. And they want very high prices for many pieces that are completely unsuited for making a stock.


Good point. Some of their blanks are listed as kiln dried and others say that they are air dried. I found it a little confusing but they seemed to have a decent variety. I have never personally dealt with them.

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Cook has some pretty wood. Looking at some high $$ blanks and the grain layout is strange to say the least.


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Cook has some pretty wood. Looking at some high $$ blanks and the grain layout is strange to say the least.


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