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Party on and full steam ahead Bobby Cash. Good luck with your project.
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Appears to me the only piece of English is number 8 (left blank) that has the proper grain flow. Agree that's its got some lighter wood on the one side, so your stock turner will no doubt slide it to the other side as much as possible. I think Feather Crotch Black Walnut looks good on high grade Winchesters and almost nothing else. PS. Go for it. Can't take it with you for sure.
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Congrats for doing it your way. It goes against the recreation concept, but was thought ever given to feeling the engraver out on what he would do if given free reign?
Just for fun, my senses lean towards blank #6. I think the symmetry appears better, and I don't care for a busy wrist area. There could be other reasons, but on appearance alone, checkering and heavy figure don't always complement each other.
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Sounds expensive, but as you suggested, you cant take it with you (ever seen a hearse with a UHaul hooked behind?). Ive done similar sorts of things in the past ....and, as long as one goes in knowing its not going to be a moneymaker, or a collectible (it will never be a collectible even though a 28b, to a purist Browning super collector), then thats ok.
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I watched an interview with a famous car restorer. The question was posed- What do you need to do a complete classic restoration? He responded, one hubcap so he knows what type of car he is restoring AND a blank check!
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Great project!
I heard Angelo was retiring or already retired now. That was recently.
Hard to believe he could just sit around though being the type of worker he's always been.
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I'm not sure any of the real talented craftsman ever really retire.
Roy Fishpaw was making grips for customers right up to the time he died last year at 88.
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Sounds expensive, but as you suggested, you cant take it with you (ever seen a hearse with a UHaul hooked behind?). Ive done similar sorts of things in the past ....and, as long as one goes in knowing its not going to be a moneymaker, or a collectible (it will never be a collectible even though a 28b, to a purist Browning super collector), then thats ok. Hey Buzz, are you a spokesman for the the Browning Collectors Association? By whose authority do you determine what will be a moneymaker, what will be collectible and what's OK?
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You have some very nice looking blanks there to choose from. If I were you, I would consult with my stock maker to see what his choice might be. I know an excellent stocker who is a guild member and who is pretty picky about what he will make a stock from and what he will decline. Some of those have grain that might be very tough to work with. A good stocker can turn several of those pieces into beautiful stocks to do the gun proud, but he might also reject some. Just saying, I have never had stocks made from wood as nice as several of those.
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Sounds expensive, but as you suggested, you cant take it with you (ever seen a hearse with a UHaul hooked behind?). Ive done similar sorts of things in the past ....and, as long as one goes in knowing its not going to be a moneymaker, or a collectible (it will never be a collectible even though a 28b, to a purist Browning super collector), then thats ok. Hey Buzz, are you a spokesman for the the Browning Collectors Association? By whose authority do you determine what will be a moneymaker, what will be collectible and what's OK? Well Bob, As a Browning collector I can tell you thats the case. Your gun, in addition will always carry a salt era serial # unless you change it and try to fool the unsuspecting. Upgrades are just that, upgrades. I believe it was you who mentioned something similar to me when I was thinking of upgrading a 21. So there.... you are a bit over sensitive Bob. Nevertheless I wish you good luck with your project. BTW, by you posting this thread on a public internet site, you are in essence soliciting commentary both positive and negative. Apparently, what I said you viewed in a negative light. Well, so be it. You started the thread and now that you heard something you didnt want to hear, you came unglued. I say tough luck to that. Toughen up, man.
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