Not wanting to hijack this thread; but I just had a very interesting conversation with a local wood wizard: He said
"Have you seen the new SKS side by sides?" They are being made in Czechoslovakia" He went on to say "They are putting beautiful case coloring on them, and guarantee it FOR LIFE!"
I said "How can they do that?" He said it is traditional bone coloring, but they then give it some kind of acid bath that sets the colors.
I said "Where did you see one?" He said "Well, they sent me one and I reshaped the inletting, making it fit better, then made the pitch correct, and shaped the fore end for them, and sent it back to them, so they will use that shape to make them."
Yeah, he's that good.
Sam Ogle, Lincoln, NE
