A post below from my mate in the US,it was originally for my 308 Norma magnum which is now the completed 358 Norma Magnum so I will be looking for a `98 action to commence another rifle project,I have enough sambar rifles and the thought just came into my scone that a 25-06 would be a handy cal for the smaller deer/game...hoggies,fallow etc

My mate is a very keen hunter that has hunted extensively in the US ,Canada,UK and is an amateur home schooled gunsmith stock maker and as he said to me 'its not perfect' geezus it looks bloody good to me eh!

I t`s amazing that he continued to work on this project in light of the fact that one of his son`s Dusty was killed in a prang just recently.

Dusty was a real cowboy that had a contract to capture mustangs and wild cattle out of Indian Res lands in New Mexico,I was invited to go with him one day to ride into the tail end of the Rockies for a few weeks,would have been good too..this rifle stock has that special feel of friendship to it.

Johns post below

I finally got off my lazy ass and completed this stock for GRYPHON.

The stock is the finest piece of fiddleback maple I ever saw. (also known as flame maple, curly maple, or tiger maple).

The chunk of wood originally came from a violin company and I ended up with it.

The stock is done in a classic design with a shadowed cheekpiece.

The checkering is done in a fleur di lis pattern with French checkering. (also known as skip-line).

Dakota Arms sling studs, a very nice blued and checkered metal grip cap, and a Pachmayer Old English recoil pad

Here's your new baby Gryph.....

The pictures don't do the character of the wood justice. Janet ( John W`s wife ) tried to capture the way it looks, but the pictures just can't do it justice at all.