It is likely your stock will be hard and heavy. A good friend bought a Birdseye maple stocked Bedford rifle from the builder, at a rendezvous. It was very slim, and drop dead gorgeous. The seller said he elected to incise carve it, instead of relief carve it, on the advise of an old cabinet maker. He said when he prays, and thanks the almighty for good things in his life, this decision is one of them.
By the way, a tannic acid wash, or two, followed by aquafortis or vinegaroon, will likely make this wood heart stoppingly beautiful.
Hungry Horse
