For heavy recoiling guns or rifles 1/4 sawn wood is generally considered stronger. Boxloxk or sidelock, the cut of the blank is not critical.

As far as figure goes, 1/4 sawn is more likely to have similar figure on both sides. The most dramatic, fully figured blank I own is 1/4 sawn. I look at each blank individually for the project at hand or future consideration and do not get locked into the 'best" cut of wood. You will see quite a few rift sawn blanks improperly label as 1/4 sawn. You can get a nice stock from rift cut wood but it is the least likely cut to have balanced figure.

If you are wood shopping, look at how the wood was dried as well as moisture content as well as layout and figure.

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