Gunstock Wood Selection - What to Look For - Rex Reviews 

cant stop admiring the craftsmanship of the freaking door and its finish

Those are excellent examples of checkering styles.

As a woodworking hobbyist, walnut is my favorite wood to work with.

There's one piece in there, the checkering/carving reminds me of the old Browning Olympian grade rifles. Very well done.

Kurt sounds like one of those guys that you could talk to for days and not soak up a tenth of the knowledge he has.

Outstanding!

man the checkered grip that you can see the grains swirling in is beautiful man this guy is good. i think I'm going to bug him to finish my 1917 12g

The door itself is beautiful.

Birch and Beech is quite easy to distinguish. Birch is much more maple esque in looks, while Beech has it's small dots/rays all over

Amazing, wonder if Kurts still making these gems.

I epoxy a 5/16 to 3/8 Hickory rod 41/2 inch long through the pistol grip four strength. And pillar and glass bed them. These are done on the heavier magnum calibers.

From what I understand, birch was also used for M1 Garands and M1 Carbines during WWII for cost saving reasons as well.

What a craftsman. :)

You have a lot of patience. Checkering and carving is a time-consuming process.

This is really great, thanks for the vid

Does the width of the growth rings indicate durability at all? Some growth rings are very wide and far apart----a great look. Other times, the growth rings are very narrow and tight/consistent. Aside from personal preference for looks, is one better than the other for long term performance of the wood?

That inletting is beautiful almost a shame to cover it up with with the barreled actions. I am waiting for him to mention Turkish Walnut.

Great video.have you ever tried olivewood?

good vid..

Nothing beats birch treated with pine tar

Not too sure about ''Beachwood'' though ;-)

Does anybody know the name of the song at the beginning?

where can you find the different stocks to buy?

Terrible screeching music. it sounds more like pulling an armor cable thru steel sheet. It really want to turn this video off! Ur content is excellent so pls, make the sounds more pleasant. Thx