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Here is the other blank I was mentioning. This is an original Parker blank that someone started shaping at one point. It is laid out the same way.
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Yes, without additional reinforcement, this stock would no have lasted long.
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Looks to me like the feather crotch walnut blank should have been cut further up the limb to avoid that mish mash around the head of the stock. Reminds me of the joke about the two guys standing at the urinals in the gym.
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Brian,
Forgive me for resurrecting this thread, but I was curious what about the grain flow made the stock structurally unsound for shooting? Is it the grain changing directions in the neck head area or what?
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The grain going across the wrist is what is undesirable.
The grain should flow with the wrist. It doesn't really cause issues with shooting, but makes the stock more prone to breaking due to drops of falls. A stock with cross grain will flex bad.
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It really surprises me that the stock pictured didn't have the patented hickory reinforcing rod... unless of course, the stock predates the first application of the reinforcing rod.
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08-30-2014, 06:24 AM | #9 | ||||||
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Pretty wood nonetheles
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I've got dozens of blanks that look like that and that I thought I would never consider using but may change my mind.Lots,maybe most,pretty wood does not fit the commonly accepted criteria for proper layout for a stock for a double gun .
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