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Old 02-25-2017, 05:59 PM
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I am looking for a wood rifle stock blank for a custom build. Does anyone know somewhere in Canada that sells them?
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Old 02-25-2017, 06:02 PM
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Prophet River does
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Old 02-26-2017, 03:15 PM
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That's pretty vague, what kind of wood, maple, birch, or Turkish walnut, straight grain or exhibition, price ranges of $30 all the way to $3000, ....give some hints!
We could do a trade, .....I need an engine for my car, ......got one?
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Old 02-26-2017, 04:01 PM
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Prophet River used to have a good selection of New Zealand walnut blanks. I haven't checked in a couple years but he had ones that went from nice to exhibition grade.

I've heard Ralf Martini has a good stockpile of incredible blanks, don't know if he sells them individually or if you need to spend 20 grand on a build to get one.
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Old 02-26-2017, 05:01 PM
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I have contacted Clay and asked for some pictures to pick from.
Thanks for the info.
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Old 02-26-2017, 09:17 PM
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I have contacted Clay and asked for some pictures to pick from.
Thanks for the info.
This rifle was made from one of Clay's mid priced New Zealand walnut blanks. Sometimes the finished stock, looks much better than the blank.







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Old 02-27-2017, 09:27 AM
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Very nice! I should have some pictures to choose from this morning.

Is that an oil finish or did you use something else?
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Old 02-27-2017, 09:32 AM
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Oil finish with Howards feed&wax.
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Old 03-13-2017, 09:53 PM
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Windsor plywood, they carry lots of exotics. I bought a 1x8x10 walnut. Cut and laminated it and started carving
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