No problem at all, and I say this after having restocked three guns with similar type wood. It was a personal quirk to have all stocks from the same tree that forced the choice.

Modern vacuum filling can cure the knot if it turns out to be problematic. As for the sap over the grip, that will be trimmed off. The grain through the hand looks pretty good to me. The knot actually looks more like a swirl than a knot.

Last edited by Shotgunlover; 03/08/15 10:39 AM.