What do you all think of this blank? Do you think it will work for a 458 Win mag? Also, what do you think a good price would be?

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Originally posted by FAST996:
I'm no expert but looks fine, my guess 400 to 600.

If you must use wood, that looks as good as it gets, assuming it is not American black walnut.
Screw the highly figured stuff on a hard kicker.
save the "fancy stuff" for the small bores.
Price?

CZ Kevlar with alloy bedding block: $425

That wood is worth less than $425 to me.

good piece of quartersawn walnut .. depending on lineage and how the other side looks, 150-350
www.hunterbid.com sell these for less than 200 all day long, though turkish and usually only 3 years old

i've bought "black walnut" blanks like this for 50 bucks in the past ..

you'll pay more for turning and gunsmithing than thre blank, anyway

The blank is turkish walnut, and this is the "ugly" side. It is supposed to be 8 years old and air dried.

I had a blank very similar to that one you have there. It was Australian walnut and i put it on my .500 jeffery and its really coll and has never been a problem

From jeffeosso's link,
www.hunterbid.com
We have here some more fine Turkish walnut.
"suggested retail $900" ...
Perfect for the greater fool than I:
Bidding has started at $300.
Do I hear $301?

Boring Mundane piece of wood. Probably wont split assuming a competent stockmaker does the work. I'd pay $25-50 max.-Rob

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Originally posted by RIP:
If you must use wood, that looks as good as it gets, assuming it is not American black walnut.
Screw the highly figured stuff on a hard kicker.
save the "fancy stuff" for the small bores.
Price?

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Originally posted by Robgunbuilder:
Boring Mundane piece of wood. Probably wont split assuming a competent stockmaker does the work. I'd pay $25-50 max.-Rob

Looks like two ends of the spectrum here to me. Is there a benchmark half way point?

Rob got it on this one. Straight and strong but plain in the grain.I got one very similar for a test stock for about US $80.

Von Gruff.

Given any choice, I do not do wood gunstocks anymore.
They are inferior to synthetics.
Only good for giving the woodie to the pinky of some perverts!

It never ceases to amaze me the expertise found on these forums. I have never owned a 'plastic' stock on a fine rifle and probably never will. I do have them on such as my FN-LAR and Remington pump 223 but on a fine rifle no,not ever. I like pretty dark walnut but will have to admit I cannot tell the origin of the walnut or even that it IS walnut. I can reasonably identify oak,maple,pine and most common woods with some certainty but not walnut. I know what makes a stock suitable for a gunstock as to grain orientation and fineness of pores,which I assume (maybe incorrectly) equates to density. If it doesn't stain my fingers when I handle it I assume it is dry. I do not pay large amounts for stock blanks as most of what I like is rather plain. I like darker colored wood than most and actually DON'T like very much figure. As for the stock blank shown here I rather like it as it is somewhat darker than most and the grain orientation APPEARS to be what I would consider correct, but without seeing it in person I personally cannot tell the grain desity from the picture. I cannot even guarantee it is walnut from the photo. Might not even be able to do it in person either in all truthfullness. I would depend on the seller to truthfully represent his product which is anothe reason I don't pay much for stock blanks. It would be rare indeed that I would pay over $100 for a stock blank for my self. Some people are wood experts and could probably tell where the blank came from and on what side of the hill it grew and I admire these peoples skill, but have doubts even they could do it from a photo. Given the proper grain size/density of the blank in question I would put it on any rifle I own but would not pay over $100 for it.

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Originally posted by zimbabwe:
I like darker colored wood than most and actually DON'T like very much figure. As for the stock blank shown here I rather like it as it is somewhat darker than most and the grain orientation APPEARS to be what I would consider correct

I agree. Assuming this blank is not colored, and is fairly dense, I would think it would be worth $100-$200. If anyone knows where I can buy a blank like this for $25 please let me know as I would like to buy a dozen.

JBBrown- Check the junk pile of any local stockmaker. Pick out a piece of wood just like that and give him $25. Alternatively go to a gunshow in Ukiah, find the guys selling stocks like this and give him $25. That aint no $200 piece of wood. Sorry dudes, if you paid that you been taken! -Rob

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Originally posted by RIP:
Given any choice, I do not do wood gunstocks anymore.
They are inferior to synthetics.
Only good for giving the woodie to the pinky of some perverts!

Ken....

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Originally posted by Heat:



Ken....

Thank you, thank you very much.

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Originally posted by Robgunbuilder:
JBBrown- Check the junk pile of any local stockmaker. Pick out a piece of wood just like that and give him $25. Alternatively go to a gunshow in Ukiah, find the guys selling stocks like this and give him $25. That aint no $200 piece of wood. Sorry dudes, if you paid that you been taken! -Rob

Rob
I agree that this blank lacks figure and contrast, but it has a nice dark color, correct grain flow and is quartersawn. I believe many blanks can be found for under $50, but they are usually very pale.

I have not been to the Ukiah gun show in a few years, but the last time I was there no wood dealers were in attendance.

I do stop by Calico in Windsor every few months though. Most all of there wood is too light colored for me.

From what I have seen dark wood carries a premium price.

Scott that looks like a nice piece of timber. ive bought and turned a few sticks in my 53 years. that appears to be a piece of english or turkish.
i have paid from 250 to over 600 for blanks like that depending on the density.
some also add a premium for how long the wood has sat around.
i suspect its a nicer stick than the photo suggests.
also, if that is the bad side it could be worth more still.

Not a bad stump on the immediate left, either Gun Toter. Good figure with lotsa crotch, lol.

yep, me likes the figure in da butt

Actually the lighting on this pictures is real bad. The actual blanks as good contrast but no fiddle back. It is also a bit lighter colored than the picture suggests. I would very much like to see a piece of turkish like this one going for a mere $25. It is also quite dense.