So, the plot thickens a bit. I wonder if maybe Savage wasn't going for cheap when they used fruitwood/red gum stocks, rather an attempt to dispel tang cracks?
Add that to your to-do list Mr Peabody the next time you fire up the Wayback Machine.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
