maple

[greybeard]

mm

[greybeard]

The finished gun was from a somewhat soft piece of wood. the unfinished was from a nice hard piece of wood. the hard stock came  out ok while the softer pirec gave me fits and a headache. Same chisels were used on both stocks. Bob

[smart dog]

Hi Bob,
They look great but you certainly can see the difference in the wood.  I struggled with some red maple that was softer than would like.  Same trouble - hard to preserve details and crisp edges.

dave