That Bastone stock will be reinforced with two cross bolts, and it was glass bedded. I was not consulted on the choice of wood, I recommend English, that is the only wood I use, personally.
I don't recommend Claro or Bastone for anything. It is most often purchased by the uninitiated for inexpensive "fancy". The wrong reason to purchase any stock wood in my opinion.
I always keep a few dry, cured, well laid-out, quarter sawn blanks of relatively inexpensive English on hand for my students. Right now I have one of Australian and one of California origin. Both will make beautiful gun stocks.
