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I bought about 25 stock blanks 30 years ago from Roy Vail of Warwick, NY.. This was all imported french walnut he imported back between WW1 and WW2. he told me he got it in the 20's.
Most are straight grained dense tihht pored blanks. I have some that are mannlicher length.
since they arent like the current california English with highly marbled figure, do you think there would be much of a market for them??
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You bet there is a market.Many of the best pre-war guns were stocked with just that kind of wood.They would be perfect for restocks for same. Wood needs to season as well as dry and after all these years these should be seasoned ,if stored correctly.
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ends were heavily sealed when I first purchased them. have been stored in my shop and kept constant temps over time. if they arent dry and stable by now, they never will be.
I iwll have to take a few pics.
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Lots of the highly figured wood from California,and elsewhere, is never given a chance to season as opposed to dry. You can have a blank "dry" but it still needs to sit around for a decade or so to really relax.I know it sounds like "voodoo" but after working with wood for 40 years I am a believer.
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I bought about 25 stock blanks 30 years ago from Roy Vail of Warwick, NY.. When I first began blindly buying a few sxs shotguns several years ago, I ran across a huge 10ga double built on a Sauer action with nice engraving and gold inlays. It was engraved as built by Roy Vail, who I was told was an old time New York gunsmith. I'd never heard of him and haven't since. The gun was in a pawnshop in Valdosta, GA. I remembered the name when you posted about the stocks you bought from him...Geo
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Roy Vail was a well known custom gunsmith as I remember. He was well known for the stocking of his custom rifles. It was years back and memory not as sharp as it once was.
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Mr. Vail was also an engraver I believe and dabbled in antiques.
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I may be interested in a few of them.
Please drop me a note at:
hfn_03570@yahoo.com
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I would think your wood will bring you a pretty decent price at that. As previously noted many pre war guns that need restocking now will benefit greatly from that specific type of blank. Don't give 'em away. You may end up with a nice Safari trip out of this.
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Please check your pm's.
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