Nice gun, but I only see one thing wrong. THE HANDLE IS ON THE WRONG SIDE. Lol MattYep, all the curly maple that I have had has been soft maple. There is hard maple, but seems to me it would be pretty heavy for a stock? I have a 3" benchrest stock here I made from soft curly maple, Its about 4 pounds as it is. I dont see hard maple as very useful in making stocks. Maybe some use it, but thats got to be a heavy stock. Staining soft woods like maple or pine makes them blotchy. Wood dye is the key.
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