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They ain't made the wood that's too gaudy.
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Chuck; That is really nice, I hope that last 100 more years
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Engraving and gold inlays yes some of that can be over the top and way too gaudy. Wood......NEVER!!! 
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Wood can be too gaudy, just like if you have too many gold teeth with inset diamonds it can start to be gaudy.
The worst wood I've ever seen was in Shooting Sportsman a couple years ago, some guy (hope he's not a member here) had some blanks that he had owned for years and finally had an expensive matched pair of Italian O/U's made up with. Flew to Italy to the factory, the whole bit. Very light wood with tons of curly figure. Just atrocious.
I've always figured if Chevy Chase in 'Vacation' had bought a pair of shotguns to match his custom station wagon, those woulda been the ones.
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 Some of the people on this thread must be driving those brown Corvettes that I pass.
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Chuck, I like the wood in your Fox. Looks " how it should look " to me.
Tim
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Wood must be handsome, but understated and subtle.
Too much, is too much.
Best wood, always looks better on a Sle best gun for some reason.
Gotta keep the whole thing in balance don't you know.
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Chuck:
I think the wood is beautiful. I have a lot of customers that would want even more contrast than your wood shows, particularly Krieghoff guys.
A custom stock is built to the exact specifications of the customer. If someone doesn't like your choice of wood, you should be no more ofended than if they picked your gun up and said "This gun is too long for me."
It wasn't built for them, it was built for you.
Last edited by HackCW; 07/17/08 07:26 AM.
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Check out some of those Italian makers like FAMARS,.... they're the worst offenders. The wood on some of their guns looks like slab of South African marble. Definitely in "male gigolo" category!  PS. Also check out high grade Blaser arms. They are worse then Italians as their entire guns (lock, stock and barrel) are fit only for male gigs. They came out with special edition? R93 chambered for African cartridge and called it 'Selous'. That gun is named after famous English hunter killed by a GERMAN SNIPER. How stupid is that concept? 
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Hey Guys,
Frequent lurker, seldom posting. What do you mean by "marble cake".
Thanks,
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