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My recently completed hawken caused a bit of discussion due to the color and figure in the stock. When working with it I thought it was highly figured walnut. Others have suggested its maple or something else. Any experts here as to what it is? PIcs are after removing acraglas finish and then with truoil.
 

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Not painted on. The woodgrain is all natural and identical to good walnut and very unlike any maple i have ever seen. Stock is very old and the silver presentation appears to be worn smooth. Was tired of the horrible thick dark t colored acraglas so only a light coat of potassium permanganate was used.
 
Not painted on. The woodgrain is all natural and identical to good walnut and very unlike any maple i have ever seen. Stock is very old and the silver presentation appears to be worn smooth. Was tired of the horrible thick dark t colored acraglas so only a light coat of potassium permanganate was used.
In the first photo I would have said walnut, but the others say maple. Could be the lighting of the photos. But it’s still pretty.
 
Yes to NRFord. Definitely maple, absolutely no spalting. Nowhere near enough porous grain for either ash or walnut. Here is red (soft) maple.
Spalted maple, unstained.
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The same with stain.
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I'm pretty sure it's quilted maple. Spalted and quilted are two different things. Spalted wood is in the first stages of rot while quilted is the way the grain runs. I know that some small custom sawmill owners will leave birch logs out in the weather for a year or so to get the spalted effect. It looks nice but is not a strong as unspalted wood.
 
I know that some small custom sawmill owners will leave birch logs out in the weather for a year or so to get the spalted effect. It looks nice but is not a strong as unspalted wood.
Yep. But it does make fantastic wooden bowls.
I used to turn off the shop lights and run the lathe with a timing light over the work. As you cut into a bowl blank the spaulting pattern would change. You had to turn off the lathe to see the pattern. With a timing light you could see the pattern vividly while the machinery ran.
Cool.
 
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