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Yes, Craig, it is dentil. I purposely misspelled it, and put it in quotation marks, because that was the way the old carpenter understood the word. It reminded him of teeth, so "dental".

I'll try to get those pics this morning.

SRH

As for gunstocks; I use quarter-sawn walnut almost exclusively. I'm finishing up a Krag rifle project and chose a pure slab-sawn stick of English walnut because I thought the vertical grain better for the Krag with wood on the left side of the action.
I do use English walnut exclusively, except for ebony tips. I've written thousands of words on why I prefer quarter-sawn wood for stockmaking.

Have two of your books. Learned a lot from them over the years. They are both pretty beat up, dog eared, written on etc.

"... Learned a lot from them over the years. They are both pretty beat up, dog eared, written on etc"

About the highest complements an author can hear, Thanks!
Steven.

I took a copy of a Montana Birding field guide to a talk by the author several years ago. It had the soft-cover coming off, the pages edges severely worn and curled in the corners. The author Terry McEneaney inscribed it, "See you in the field".
He was delighted!

I think another complement to any author is to read his books or articles again and again. Often your understanding changes over time because your experiences have changed your viewpoint. So things you just skimmed or paid no real attention over time become much more meaningful or better appreciated.

I have some authors whose books and articles have been read once and put up on a be shelf while others have had every book or article read many, many times. Like doing it again will squeeze just one more little tidbit out of it.

I'd just like to say this is an excellent thread, learned a lot about a subject that I'd not realised was so complex and now understand a lot more about stocks and wood quality.
Thanks.

I agree, and it is the reason I have saved all my back issues of SSM. Steven's tech articles are a treasure trove of information that I refuse to throw out. Some of MM's stuff is worth re-reading, too. Some of it.

SRH

I didn't even know what a Pine Siskin was.

Nick, why don't we shoot together in late May?

Pine Siskins come to my feeders in early spring. They much prefer the tiny nyger seed and are quite acrobatic, mainly feeding upside down. I enjoy looking closely to see their yellow wing bars and love how aggressive these tiny beings can be!

I have all the back issues of SSM as I have stories in most of them. I surely enjoy the notion that some think my stuff is worth rereading and that folks revisit with an enhanced perspective. I also read things here that I imagine the poster might have learned from something I learned and passed on via a magazine column.

I'm my biggest fan and still read my articles first, in Sports Afield. I hope this doesn't sound too narcissistic or egotistical? With the good editing I've been fortunate to experience, they always look and read differently in the magazine format, along with photo placement, they appear much better than in manuscript form. Sometimes I'm delighted, sometime not so much~~

Editors have been very good to my writing, a fact that I have always had the upmost appreciation for and have tried to acknowledge.