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East Indian Walnut
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:53 pm
by penpusher
Can the wood of East Indian Walnut/East Indian Laurel/Sirinh/White Siris(same tree,diff. names) be used for making gunstocks.Thanks for any info in advance.
Take care,
penpusher
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:43 pm
by mehulkamdar
penpusher,
It can be used provided it is cut properly and sun dried slowly. KAshmiri walnut is spectacular - a top US ginsmith told me that he thought that if India tried to cultivate the wood properly and scientifically expoit this natural resource in a scientific manner, it would be worth a lot of money. Other woods that can be used include pistacchio which is sometimes even more highly figured than walnut and teak which is dense and strong but plain.
Mehul