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.
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penpusher
East Indian Walnut
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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
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