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gryphon
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31/05/03 03:18 PM
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fiddleback maple stock
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this is a pic of a fiddleback maple stock in the making for my 308 norma mag,it is a gift from Gilamonster a good mate from the New Mexico forum in NM,wont be too many like this in Australia it came from a violin maker that said it was the finest example in existence.I have a synthetic on it now that i`m not happy with so i cant wait. 
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mickey
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01/06/03 12:16 PM
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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Is it upside down because you are in Australia? 
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Miller
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01/06/03 03:26 PM
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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Gryphon,
Beautiful piece of wood. Are you doing the woodwork yourself? What action are you bedding into it?
It will be a very blonde stock unless you tone it down a tad. If you are going to stain it, make sure you use aniline dyes instead of pigment based stain, since pigment stains will muddy the grain. With a piece of fiddle maple like that with the right finish, it will be magnificent. Maple is one of my favorite timbers, I have used a lot of it in my profession.
Actually, if it is a very hard piece of maple, you can get a very high gloss finish without even using any top coat at all. Keep polishing with finer grits of sand paper till you get up to 12,000, but of course you have no moisture protection, but it is mind blowingly gorgeous.
Lynn Miller
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gryphon
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02/06/03 05:34 AM
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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No Miller the stock is in New Mexico being done for me,i dont want a shiny gloss finish i am an oiled stock man myself and this one will have 30 + coats of tru oil hand rubbed into it.
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Miller
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02/06/03 07:36 PM
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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Gryphon,
I was not implying that you should use a high gloss finish, just that very hard maple, which includes some fiddle back, quilted and especially flame, is unique in its very tight and dense grain structure, which allows you to polish it almost like stone.
Using the finish you are saying should produce a very deep lustre finish, and make a gorgeous stock.
Lynn Miller
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gryphon
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03/06/03 05:41 AM
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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If it spends as much time in the bush as my 7mm it definetly wont be regarded as "gorgeous" after i stumble and fall a few thous more times lol
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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At least the maple is harder than most walnut, so it should hold up quite well. That is a beautiful piece of wood.
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Re: fiddleback maple stock
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A nice piece of wood. it would have made a nice Pennsylvania flintlock rifle!!
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