Gents:

Can a composite stock be duplicated in walnut? The idea being to have a composite for rough weather and the walnut for nice conditions.

Thanks.

The thought of forcing a fine piece of walnut to wear the shape of a fiberglass stock makes me shudder. It should be the other way around. I wouldn't duplicate it in my shop. Fiberglass stockmaker might have it copy protected as well under visual arts.

I have heard of it being done, although I can't remember who did it. The process didn't fare well for the composit stock though. The duplicator had to glue pieces of wood to both ends of the stock in order to make it fit the duplication machine.

You will not get any of the fine wood duplication folks, like gunmaker above, to do it. They consider it like taking a photograph of the Mona Lisa and calling it art. In a way, I see their point, but in another, I see yours.

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Originally posted by larrys:
They consider it like taking a photograph of the Mona Lisa and calling it art.

fiberglass stock = Mona Lisa

yes, it can be .. and aint a bad idea

James, no the picture of Mona Lisa is the composite. Definitely not art! The art would be what you do.

So Jeffe, does that mean the beaver would try it?