This piece of wood came from Richards Microfit in Burbank, CA about a dozen or so years ago and I fitted it to a 600 Rem I rebarrelled to 284 win. It is what I think is the classic "Claro" graded wood. It has open grain, not particularly soft, nor as hard as English, lots of yellow/gold flamey stuff combined with some rich reds and a little black. When I see that flamey yellow/gold and open grain, I think Claro. BTW, I think Claro can be some of the prettiest wood out there. It may have some faults, but pretty it is.
This was my very first checkering job. I also made the floorplate/tg from barstock. The gun is rustblued.
