Curly Yellow Birch for gun stock

[Old Ford2]

Hi,
I am looking for views on using curly yellow birch for a .69 cal. Hawken.
I look forward to positive, as well as negative views.
I do not wish to put some hard work, and then call it quits for various reasons.
I have done several guns from a stock blank, and actually find it easier.
Any advice will be well received.
Fred

[smart dog]

Hi Fred,
I suspect it would not be HC for a Hawken but a dense plank of figured yellow birch should make a really beautiful stock.

dave

[smylee grouch]

I have never used Birch but I have been told that it's a very stable wood and should make a good sound stock if so.

[Mike Brooks]

I have used birch twice, once on a jeager and the other was an early colonial rifle. I made these back in the late 80's and Both still exist and have not had any problems. I'd use it again on a Canadian restock of a French trade gun if I could find a blank. It's good wood for a stock. Not as hard as maple but plenty hard enough to stock a gun with out lots of relief carving.

[brokenflint]

Mike, how did you finish them?

[Mike Brooks]

Mike, how did you finish them?

It's probably been more than 30 years. I think Aquafortis followed by truoil.