restock

[spudnut]

I want to restock my India made fowler,56 inch barrel ,whats the lightest wood for stocks ,that teak is heavy!

 

[Dane]

The type of gun, and where it was made will determine the proper wood to use.

 

[tenngun]

At that time a gun with that long of barrel was likely European or New York made. Walk nut and maple would be the fall back. Maple was considered a secondary wood at the time. I Think walnut is a little lighter but I never looked up the weights. Cherry and beech both made their way on to stocks thenbit I don’t know about their weights . When I made a cherry stock I didn’t note a difference compared to maple.

 

[dave_person]

Hi,
The weight differences between walnut, cherry, and maple would not be noticeable if the gunstock is properly made. Teak is very heavy and on top of that, the India-made gun probably has way too much wood left on it. The fore stocks of fowling guns were almost egg shell thin. Also, I suspect the barrel is also heavier than any originals. Is this the "Cookson" fowler? If it is, and I am familiar with that gun, just about 2 original New England folwers could be made from the heavy materials used on the India-made version. The original gun by Cookson was stocked in cherry.

dave

 

[Zonie]

It may be wrong but a site I found that shows the weight of teak per cubic foot says it weighs an average of 41 pounds per cubic foot.
http://www.wood-database.com/teak/

I'm finding various weights for maple but it seems to weigh about 39 pounds per cubic foot.

If this is true, there isn't much to be gained by stocking the gun with maple.

 

[Trot]

Does anyone know for sure if the stocks are made of teak? I have heard it described as teak or teaklike. It actually looks more like Indian rosewood to me, and that is a heavier wood.

 

[spudnut]

right you are, I misspoke ,rosewood it is

 

[spudnut]

cherry sounds nice,are there pictures somewhere of the original? I still want to restock ,but I want to turn it into a hudson valley, or maybe a club butt