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Posts: 822 (06/23/09 06:11 PM) Host |
Hi Rome,
I've been seeing some new replacement M1 carbine stocks being offered in unfinished mahogany What do you think about this type of wood and it suitability for a gunstock? Any suggestions for finishing and handling this wood. TIA |
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Posts: 11354 (06/23/09 07:25 PM) Forum Site Moderator |
The Indians have been using luan, a variety of mahogany to stock their old Enfields for some time I believe. Now how suitable that would make it for a Garand,
I can't say.
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Posts: 49 (06/23/09 08:34 PM) |
I may be crazy, but I think the caricature of a fire arm should reflect what type of wood is used.
Blounde 91/59 Beech sks Mahogany 2A1 Walnut Garrand Any older U.S.A made shot gun, rifle. Walnut. JMNO   shotout
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Posts: 5273 (06/23/09 09:39 PM) Forum Site Moderator
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The Filipinos used Mahogany (native to their country) to re-stock M1-Garands & M1-Carbines left with them by the US government, as a repair/replace method.
It is a good, straight, strong wood, but it is relatively coarse-grained (like oak), and does not produce a smooth finish with BLO or Tung-oil.
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Posts: 2072 (06/24/09 09:33 AM) |
My ishapore 2A sure looks fine in it's Luan/Mahogany stock.
Bamasurp 
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Posts: 5343 (06/24/09 03:01 PM) Host |
Sorry! I didn't see this post before for some reason.
Mahogany stocks would work but they do fine but they won't have much personality and they are more of an open grain wood. You can make 'em purdy with the right colors and some good oiling but they won't look like Walnut which has much more personality and a tighter grain. Mahogany is also a softer wood so it will ding and dent a bit more. Rome
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Posts: 823 (06/26/09 09:28 PM) Host |
Thanks to all. Hope you are well Rome.
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