An add on question to this topic - what do people think of well figured walnut from Turkey? I get the impression that some folks don't prefer it to walnut with other origins. I got to stop by Chiron, Inc. in Portsmouth, NH last fall and visit with Mr. Murat, who imports wood from Turkey. He had some spectacular wood which he puts on his hunterbid.com website. A tribute to the weak dollar, he said he now exports American wood to European gunmakers!

Dave