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Offline Jeff O

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Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« on: May 30, 2011, 04:03:49 PM »
I found a 35 whelen (hope it wasn't one that should have been recalled) anyway, I sanded all of the finish off the stock and I swear it looks like maple.  I have worked with the birch stocks before and this does not look like birch.  Remington using maple for stocks?
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2011, 04:46:22 PM »
Doubtful... too expensive, even in its cheapest grades.   It might be beech...     There is a link in the FAQ's
where most guys think it's either birch or beech.  (I tend to lean towards the birch side of the discussions. 
I have a piece of 2x4" birch in my garage that has fooled many a woodworker).   

I worked in a cabinet shop for a couple of years and I've seen different pieces of both these woods that had strong resemblance to maple. 

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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2011, 07:10:04 AM »
Yeah, I bet you are right Mike, Had me fooled though. The forearm in definitely birch but I put the stock up against a maple toolbox i built a while ago and dang, sure looks a lot like the maple. I guess I just got a really nice piece of birch.

It almost had me wondering if a supplier ran out of birch or shipped maple instead somehow.
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2011, 08:43:39 AM »
I used to refinish hardwood floors for years, and that looks like sugar maple to me.
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2011, 04:01:36 PM »
It is ENTIRELY POSSIBLE!!! 

Remember these are used because they are inexpensive to manufacture, a piece of maple getting mixed in with Beech and Birch is a distinct and real possibility.

Generally Pallet wood stocks, are Beech or Birch as ElkO haulic Mentioned.

I agree it sure looks like Maple, and its purdy too! GOOD FOR YOU!!!  I like the crisp and clean "blond" looks of as maple stock!! 

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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2011, 06:40:58 PM »
Thanks gentleman.  Maybe I'm not going crazy.  :o I was a carpenter for a while; I'm usually pretty good at being able to tell the difference. At least I am certain that it is not beech.
 
I just need to find a forend to match now....   ;D
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2011, 06:50:36 PM »
After seeing the picture, I'd say you're right about the maple.  Very nice!!  Has several distinctive maple features..
If you don't find a match, you could pick up a piece of maple and make it yourself.   
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 06:16:59 AM »
Just begs for a matching Manlicher forestock!
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 06:42:45 AM »
The company gave me a transfer to the other side of the country... I have no place to unpack my tools in this dang apartment  >:( otherwise I would have something built for it already. ;D ;)

Even a nice Schnable  forend would be just fine. Maybe I'll just have to give gunstocks inc. a call and see what they can do.

A Manlicher forend , huh? Didn't think of that... I almost wish you hadn't said that...  :o ;D 
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2011, 06:45:24 AM »
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2011, 06:52:41 AM »
Thanks Quick, didn't know they made those. ??? I wonder how well that would work without any type of barrel band at the end to hold it all together?
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2011, 01:40:26 PM »
My 45-70 mannlicher worked fine without the barrel band, I have one for it, but never used it, I used a pressure point at the muzzle end, shot real good at 100yds with 350gr Hornady/2400 loads(~1500fps) with the WGRS peep sight and my old shootin eye!  ;D I made sight adjustments after shots 2 and 3.

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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2011, 03:08:52 AM »
Quote from: Jeff O on June 01, 2011, 06:52:41 AM
Thanks Quick, didn't know they made those. ??? I wonder how well that would work without any type of barrel band at the end to hold it all together?

I had one for a while on my first maxi. It was a light barrel and worked perfectly without a band. Just the stock position forend screw. But it was a thin light full length.
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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2011, 03:28:30 AM »
Looks like maple to me too. It's a good looking piece of wood.



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Re: Could a pallet wood stock be maple?
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2011, 11:00:54 AM »
Hmmm... no accuracy issues with the full length forend, uh? Good to know.  I'd like to get my hands on a 6.5 swede barrel one of these days, I think I'll save the full length forend idea for such an occasion.
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