Originally Posted by Ted Schefelbein
I’d rather have a straight grained European walnut stock on a Superposed, than any piece of American black walnut.

Best,
Ted


This assumes that one first knows the difference between American Black Walnut and European Walnut. I don't think it is all that hard, but as can be seen here, even some who claim to be gunsmiths are unable to tell the difference, even when it is pointed out to them in detail:

https://www.doublegunshop.com/forum...ransformation&Search=true#Post559819

And sometimes, it seems there is simply an affinity for shiny objects or flashy and fancy figured stuff that governs the choice of a stock blank. Something a crow would understand. And there is total disregard for all of the past Threads here that advise folks on what is desirable in a blank, and what to avoid. The blanks pictured in the OP appear to have so many cracks and voids that if Bob glued them together to use as a cutting board for his catering business, they would be repositories for all sorts of bacteria that cause food poisoning.

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https://www.nevharris.com/you-are-not-a-crow/

But there's always epoxy and various wood fillers to take care of cracks, voids, and inclusion defects, so who are we to judge???

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