shippers2 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi all I have stripped my mates gun stock for him and we are going to stain it again but we not sure what the wood is can anyone help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1steele Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 It looks like beech to me but my eyes aren't the greatest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I too would say beech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 +1 for beech......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippers2 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 it has like a tiger stripe going through it the pic dose not show it very well because I have to compress the pics so much to upload it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 beech usually has an orange tint, wet a bit then put the picture up again, the fiddle back stripes are usually associated with walnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippers2 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 beech usually has an orange tint, wet a bit then put the picture up again, the fiddle back stripes are usually associated with walnut. give me 5 min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 i would say it's walnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 and what gun is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 If it's an American gun it could be maple ,like the old Kentucky long rifle . I suspect it's walnut with tiger striping . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Beech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Try wetting it to show the grain, then another photo, it's difficult to say from that photo... Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 You seem to have two simultaneous posts... Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippers2 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Try wetting it to show the grain, then another photo, it's difficult to say from that photo... Mike. yeah I have taken some of it wet but I need to compress em to get em on her iam trying to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Use isopropyl alcohol to wet and show the grain up without raising the grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 you'll need to raise the grain at some point, might as well do it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Beech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) don't worry too much bud, if it's a light brown with a yellow/orange hue it's usually beech, a shade darker reddish brown without the orange tint it's probably walnut. from the look of it i'd go with walnut. Edited January 11, 2015 by Paddy Galore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I have done gun stocks with this type of stripe: It was walnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I have done gun stocks with this type of stripe: It was walnut. fiddle back is the term iirc, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharsus Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Looks like a CZ rimmy, if so its walnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 fiddle back is the term iirc, Hereto Endth the lesson I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippers2 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 this is what it looks like wet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 walnut, deffo walnut, and very nice figuring too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippers2 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 walnut, deffo walnut, and very nice figuring too. thanks paddy yeah it came up really nice this is the 3rd one ive done now really enjoy it this is the best one by far ill try post some pics when its done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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