NOMENCLATURE stocks

[George Bagley]

What term describes or identifies the flat area of the stock where the tear drop carving is on a DH

[Mark Riessen]

I've always heard them referred to as the side panels. Mark

[B. Dudley]

Cheek panels, action panels, side panels... There might be some other terms.
The "tear drops" are called drop points.

[Dean Romig]

Cheeks is the term I've always heard spoken by the experienced collectors and the term I've always used.

[George Bagley]

thank you all