Art, I have a quick question for you since you seem to have a world of experience in this subject.<P> Most of the gunsmiths I know prefer to work with air dried wood instead of kiln dried. I've heard many different reasons for this, usually boiling down to the fact that kiln drying deforms the cell walls of the wood, which can weaken it and make it more prone to breakage and warpage. I've always wondered-is this an old wives' tale passed down through generations of stockmakers or is there some basis of fact in this belief? What is your take on this subject?- Sheister
