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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Skychief on January 18, 2011, 05:24:41 AM

Title: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: Skychief on January 18, 2011, 05:24:41 AM

I have come into possesion of a maple stock with light birdseye in it.   I would greatly appreciate any pictures of guns stocked with similar wood.

Thanks very much, Skychief.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on January 18, 2011, 05:45:44 AM

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These two pics are of a French target pistol I made for a friend.  The stock is bird's eye maple.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: Skychief on January 19, 2011, 03:44:26 AM

Thanks DTS!   You are the only one to post a pic of a Birdseye Maple gun here and on another forum in a full day.

Maybe Birdseye Maple isn't used much.   In any case , you built a beautiful pistol!

Thanks much, Skychief.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: Rainman on January 23, 2011, 08:48:40 PM

It is not used much because it is very hard to find.  If a mill gets a hold of a Birdseye tree it is going to become veneer.  I have only seen one in 20 years.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: medbill on January 23, 2011, 09:52:32 PM

I'll go into the vault today and pull one out that will knock your socks off...thanks to Jim Chambers, Jim Klein, Bob Harn and I forget who else had their hands on it. 

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: Kermit on January 23, 2011, 10:25:30 PM

I buy great birdseye maple up to 12/4 easily here in the upper left corner. 16/4 is problematic and needs special order.

Steve Zihn is finishing up a rifle for me now (no pix yet) that is plain rift cut maple and using a piece of spectacular birdseye I'd hoarded for a patchbox lid. I saw a lid once that was made from maple burl. 'Twas wonderful.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: gregg on January 23, 2011, 10:38:51 PM

Quote from: D. Taylor Sapergia on January 18, 2011, 05:45:44 AM

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These two pics are of a French target pistol I made for a friend.  The stock is bird's eye maple.

Sir that is something to behold.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: pathfinder on January 24, 2011, 01:04:07 AM

Here's "Pox"
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I got this piece from a guy out of Gladstone Mi @ 25 years ago,It has eye's from stem to stern with no "clear" area's at all! I'm lookin'for another one like it,I slipped on the ice and cracked her through the lock area. I was able to repair and stabilize her,but would like to re-tire her and make a new stock using the originalparts.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: medbill on January 25, 2011, 08:13:45 AM

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Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: Ben I. Voss on January 25, 2011, 04:09:44 PM

Years ago I saw an original late period Dickert rifle that was tight birdseye from stem to stern. Neat rifle - wish I had photos!!

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: rich pierce on January 25, 2011, 05:12:05 PM

Medbill, thanks for sharing- nice rifle!

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: t.caster on January 25, 2011, 08:54:09 PM

Medbill, that really is a socknockeroffer!!! :o
Looks like one I Jim Klien's once built.
I built a silver Vincent rifle with eyes like that, but don't have pics on this computer. Actually Gene C, owns it now, maybe he would post pics of it.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
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Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on January 26, 2011, 12:52:18 AM

Very pretty rifles fellows.

Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: T*O*F on January 26, 2011, 01:38:50 AM

No guns.....just wood.  I call this "wallhanger wood" because the birdseye is only on one side and the other side goes against the wall.

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Title: Re: Pics of Birdseye Maple stocked guns please...
Post by: medbill on January 26, 2011, 06:53:24 AM

Nice guns!  It's German birdseye maple so the story goes.....Jim finished it up and it came out great!  I was just at the right place at the right time.     ;D