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Spalted wood can be lighter in weight.
Is this the case with this one?
DF Yes....kt's a fair amount lighter than walnut.
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That would be a plus, IMO. Most of the spalted wood is in the butt stock, looks pretty solid forward.
Dense maple is about as heavy as walnut, IME.
The lighter weight is just a bonus for a beautiful stock.
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Damn nice work Forrest, but I think I would have added a little bit of stain to make it a bit darker, Best thing about it is that you sourced the wood In Minnesota! I stained a previous maple stock and said "never again"....these things are to ones personal tastes and I'm now of the thinking that if I don't like the wood "as is".....I'll use something else. I understand your differing here.....but it's just my mean streak coming out against the companies making wood stain. What finish did you use? DF
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What finish did you use? DF[/quote] 100% tru oil
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While I do not normally like maple stocks, I do like that a lot. I'm the same way about maple, But that stock looks great. vapodog, did you also do the checkering?
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love that rifle super nice wood!
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Keep your head on the stock,wood on wood
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While I do not normally like maple stocks, I do like that a lot. I'm the same way about maple, But that stock looks great. vapodog, did you also do the checkering? Yup...it's quite a process....nice to have something to do when it's not decent weather outside to be somewhere else. I'd rather be fishing but checkering is rewarding too.
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