What grade wood is this?

[Billy Boy]

What grade wood would you all rate this Kibler? Maple, Fancy Maple, or Extra Fancy Maple? Thanks!View attachment 156500View attachment 156501View attachment 156502

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[oldwood]

Sooo , what grade is quilted , and birds eye , and tortoise shell maple? We must be talking plain striped , or curly maple grading. Guess plain "curly " maple is what folks settle for today.

 

[Rawhide67]

I think birdseye and quilted are in their own categories.

 

[Mulemauler]

Fancy

 

[QuinnTheEskimo]

I think quilted and curly maple are different but similar types of figure, Birdseye is altogether different. The grade isn’t about the type of figure but rather the amount of it.

 

[blackeagle]

The wood for the gun stock is fancy. The wooden bench, tree, chopped log, and stump are plain, ha!

 

[Zutt-man]

Definitely 'fancy' grade! Jim does a phenomenal job on his wood. Or maybe I should better state that his wood vendor does!

I ordered fancy for the Colonial rifle I'm making and giving to my best friend and there's incredible stripes on the entire length!

I believe Jim does some milling work now for quality control.

 

[cynthialee]

the fancy wood for me is like dressing a good looking woman in fine clothes.
and remember Cynthia, i have met you and know you like fine clothes!

that is funny

For those who haven't met me I'd say my fashion sense is best described as "Holly Hobby turned into a Stoner and said screw it"

 

[Rawhide67]

I know what a stoner is, but who is Holly Hobby?

 

[Zutt-man]

I know what a stoner is, but who is Holly Hobby?

Was a fictional character created by Denise Hobbie. Made a lot of dolls of her years ago with a mod podge of colors and designs all on one dress (think checkered pattern on quilt, but random colors or designs such as plaid).

 

[deerstalkert]

that is funny

For those who haven't met me I'd say my fashion sense is best described as "Holly Hobby turned into a Stoner and said screw it"

I thought you resembled Galadriel the day i met you.

 

[cynthialee]

I thought you resembled Galadriel the day i met you.

I must have been headed somewhere that day. I tend to dress in homemade skirts and have frumpy hair

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Here’s my new Kibler. I finished this kit in the last couple days.

What grade of wood?

 

[deerstalkert]

Here’s my new Kibler. I finished this kit in the last couple days.

What grade of wood?

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whatever grade it is I love it! stunning! what cal? jeepers! ain't even any soot around the vent!

 

[Rock Home Isle]

@deerstalkert It’s a .40 calibre. It’ll see the range for the first time on Monday

 

[deerstalkert]

sweet! Lordy, that stock would make a Bengal tiger jealous! that is one caliber i have never had in a muzzleloader. just what i need, another line of collecting!

 

[deerstalkert]

i think i am going to start buying from Kibler. building from a plank is just getting to be a bit much for me and the end product don't look like that. have 3 plank builds to finish and wonder if i will get them done, or may have to get an extension on life!

 

[Rock Home Isle]

i think i am going to start buying from Kibler. building from a plank is just getting to be a bit much for me and the end product don't look like that. have 3 plank builds to finish and wonder if i will get them done, or may have to get an extension on life!

You’ve got such a fun sense of humor..

 

[deerstalkert]

dead serious about that extension! maybe dead was a bad choice of word?

 

[GREENSWLDE]

We would call that Fiddle Grain and rarish in European or Curcasiun Walnut Very saught after on Game guns early 1800's. Not seen here now on Best grade guns. O.D..