Here's a pic of three stocks in varying stages of completion. There's something for everyone who likes nice wood. Sorry about the low quality picture.

Love the wood on the left. What kind is it?

Forrest B.: You and I have a lot of things in common. My name is also Forrest, I also live in Houston, I am also an investment portfolio manager, and I also like to build custom rifles as a hobby. Nice work. Looks like Turkish walnut to me. I'm taking a vacation to Reno next week. Plan to visit several of the wood merchants around Chico & Marysville, CA while I'm there.

Other than writing a check for one of them, I don't have a thing to do with building these beauties.

Left to right:

California English for a 30-06 M70 pretending to be a big gun. (Checkering is almost done)

Turkish for a 280 G.33/40 (still getting filled)

Turkish for a 270 M70 (filled and has a few coats on it)

Forrest, you have such great taste in toys. - Dan

Who do you write the checks to? Anyone local?

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We have too much in common. We'll have to get together. The rifles pictured are being built by Duane Wiebe in California. Joe Smithson (UT), James Tucker (CA), Joe Peitz (IA) and Don Klein (WI) are each doing something for me as well. I've used a couple of other guys who shall remain nameless, but they're not local. Duane is the only one that is set up to email progress photos to me so he gets posted on the forum.

Dan- I made a deal with my wife when we got married. No more Harleys and no more girlfriends. Hunting and fishing (and the gear to do both in style) she doesn't have a problem with. She's not privy to the exact budget but figures anything is cheaper than me having a girlfriend.

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LOL Forrest. Good answer. - Dan

Center stock is outstanding, thats my pick of the litter.

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Ray Atkinson

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Good eye, Ray. I'll post some more pictures as the project comes along.