Spencer, sugar maple is also known as rock maple. It is very dense wood and is found in the North East. Maple encompasses all the varieties including big leaf maple that is found on the west coast. It looks good but is not a good wood for a gun stock.

Has anyone seen true Russian Circasian? If so what were your impressions? How is it for a stock?

In my many ideas of a hoppy I have collect a lot of maple. Sugar maple is maple, but it is different than soft maple, and the likes. I have seen rifle stocks in sugar, silver, red, and big-leaf maples. I think I prefer red and big-leaf, just because they are different. Big-leaf especially since it grows in our backyard.

That rifle is for sell currently on Cabela's Gun Room

Custom Winchester Model 70 Pre-War .300 H&H w/ Kahles 3-9x42mm

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Custom Winchester Model 70 Pre-War .300 H&H w/3-9x42mm. Early serial number Winchester Model 70 (SN 26xxx) beautifully fitted into a blonde quilted maple stock with Cape buffalo horn accents. Action and barrel retain original integrity with front and rear sight dove-tails masked and filled expertly. Quilted maple stock checkered, with a shadow line cheek piece, carries 3/4" Decelerator pad over a black spacer bringing total LOP to 14". Cape buffalo horn forend tip and grip cap. Kahles 3-9x42mm scope with detachable rings. While a meticulously crafted custom on a rock-solid action, this rifle has been no stranger to the field. The stock shows a few light scratches from carry and use. Metal finishes are near perfect with no noticeable rust or wear. All in all, a rare opportunity to own a desirable old rifle in an amazingly beautiful custom stock!

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/community/gun...9935_win70custom.jsp

$3,499.00

I have never heard of using cape buffalo horn being used in this application. Anyone have experience with cape buff accents? What is it like?

great looking but it takes a lot of upkeep to keep it from getting dry and brittle and cracking.

It used to be common place....stick with ebony

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I have never heard of using cape buffalo horn being used in this application. Anyone have experience with cape buff accents? What is it like?

Water buffalo horn is a traditional forend material. I can't see why cape buff horn couldn't be used.

A simple question I have about maple in general. How well does it hold up on large caliber rifles? My thoughts are it would be a tad on the brittle side and have a tendency to split. Something along the lines of Mrytlewood although not quite as extreme. I do know you are making a stockmakers day when you bring in a piece of maple, I have heard several grumble about it, although most complaints I heard were on finishing.

they use "rock maple" for the shafts of pool cues(the half with the tip on it)...for the obvious hard straight grain that does not have a tendancy to warp...check out the high end cues online...the best ones use it. just a thought

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they use "rock maple" for the shafts of pool cues(the half with the tip on it)...for the obvious hard straight grain that does not have a tendancy to warp...check out the high end cues online...the best ones use it. just a thought

Very true, Is that the same maple as on gunstocks or similar in properies?

I do like maple when its got the burned cord effect like was done on flintlocks, ends up lookong pretty. Never saw a bolt rifle done that way though.

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i have seen riflestock blanks (2) they were around $1000

Yea, I have seen em. They were Pistachio blanks too. My wife would KILL me if I spent a grand for a piece of pretty lumber. BTW of course those stocks can be dyed to something a little darker if desired.

i was asked to turn an exotic stock.. i said "sure, $200 in a tyvek suit and breathign gear, and double for the turning"..

didn't turn the fella down, just didn't feel like running the risk of a wood hyper alergic reaction.. like purpleheart, cocobola and several other nasty things...

babinga (or whatever) i asked around on.. friends told me about the urine smell!! I didn't even begin to want my shop to smell like a french slit toilet

jeffe