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That is one beautiful blank of stock wood!

James, I have found that there are ways to finish gunstock wood that creates the 3D illusion of looking like you can see into the wood, a serious depth. Amazingly sometimes, even on plain, straight grained walnut. I have one that even has a "holographic" effect. As you move it around certain areas of the grain seems to move while other areas don't. Amazingly beautiful.

I do, but after a bit I began to wonder...
JR

John…I guess you know this means I won’t be able to do your beavertail/pistol grip configuration after all, but I think you won’t be too disappointed with the outcome, more pics coming.

Cheers!

Well since you guys look a bit impatient and are not too interested in the fine details of the stocking job I’ll cut to the chase

The locks on this gun have to come off that means anyone can see the inletting and that meant it had to be perfect..as DT said jokingly…”make sure your chisels are sharp, you don’t want it look like the inside was chewed by a rat”

So I stropped chisels every day just to make sure, but the wood helped as it was a delight to work with

The blank you chose is about perfect for this gun. Fiddleback grain in Juglans Regia is not as common as it is in black walnut, and rarely that intense. It would be awfully hard to part with a blank like that

I, for one, am very interested in as many fine details of this stocking job as you are willing to share. I'm sure there are others who feel the same.

Hi, CJO.

Beautiful work. Very nice. Did you replace all the leather on the case? I'm guessing yes.

Thanks for sharing.

OWD

Yes Gregg, was re-covered in new English Bridle leather, should be good for another lifetime

All best,

CJ

Well that blank was really nice on first appearance and I knew it would be even better once the stock curvature exposed more of the grain and the finish was applied…only thing was there was an area around the top right horn that was a bit cross grained and I had to be careful heading up the stock, after that it was smooth sailing

After James left I scraped the left side of the bank and wet it to see what I had bargained for….I was quite happy to say the least

I hope the stock will match the forend , or will another forend be made to match ?

I'll just say I'm happy with the trade. That blank should be on a London Best sidelock. And now it is. And what I'll get from Claudio will be more suited to my next project.