I tend to like Bills rifle topics myself, and Ive told him so on numerous occasions. My personal preference is to also remind him of how much I appreciate him reminding me of the rules and my intelligence, as a political disagreement strategy based on his emotions.
Apparently, while he leaped at going off topic, he agreed that there was a disconnect between a picture of a blank and a picture of a near finished buttstock. For me, Ive seen so much variation in hardwoods that Id be hard pressed vouch for a stick of wood much beyond an educated guess. Id admit that for me, a good part of getting what I want has to do with the confidence in the supplier.
Some folks can do quite amazing things with finishing wood, so maybe it would have been a more interesting exercise to see both examples in the blank form, and ideally with many more usable pictures.
