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<blockquote data-quote="Willys46" data-source="post: 317154" data-attributes="member: 6536"><p>I just had to share the my latest project. Big thanks to Joel Russo again!</p><p></p><p>This project started 35+ years ago with my grandfather whom I never meet. He was a logger in Oregon back in the good old days. While falling one day they came across a piece of Burly Maple. He cut a chunck out 3+ " thick, 18" wide and 30" long. Should have been enough for two, but the drying cracks made it almost impossible for one. </p><p></p><p>He set it in the attic of the house to dry and make a stock. He passed a way and my father took possession of it and let it sit another 31 years atleast with intentions of making a stock. Without the know how, time or money he never got around to it. </p><p></p><p>Two years I found it in the attic and decided it had sat there long enough. I shipped it to Joel to have it shaped and enletted for a WIN modle 70 in 270win that my father had laying in the back of the gun case. It was one that had a REAL ugly plain stock on it. It would be a perfect donor!</p><p></p><p>I managed to get both the gun and the stock out of the house with out him knowing. He asked about the gun but I blamed it on my brother!</p><p></p><p>Well I am finally done with it and am going to give it to him in hunting camp this year! I fiqure I will tell him that i just bought this new gun and what do you think!</p><p></p><p>The wood is not perfect do to improper storage and just not knowing what is in the middle of burl, but fits my fathers and grandfathers unrefined nature. I can tell you the pics do not do it justice, the depth of the burly is amazing.</p><p></p><p>A ture family heirloom.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0516.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0520.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0527.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0522.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0517.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is one of the more rewarding projects I have done. I hope he likes it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for letting me share,</p><p></p><p>Willys46</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willys46, post: 317154, member: 6536"] I just had to share the my latest project. Big thanks to Joel Russo again! This project started 35+ years ago with my grandfather whom I never meet. He was a logger in Oregon back in the good old days. While falling one day they came across a piece of Burly Maple. He cut a chunck out 3+ " thick, 18" wide and 30" long. Should have been enough for two, but the drying cracks made it almost impossible for one. He set it in the attic of the house to dry and make a stock. He passed a way and my father took possession of it and let it sit another 31 years atleast with intentions of making a stock. Without the know how, time or money he never got around to it. Two years I found it in the attic and decided it had sat there long enough. I shipped it to Joel to have it shaped and enletted for a WIN modle 70 in 270win that my father had laying in the back of the gun case. It was one that had a REAL ugly plain stock on it. It would be a perfect donor! I managed to get both the gun and the stock out of the house with out him knowing. He asked about the gun but I blamed it on my brother! Well I am finally done with it and am going to give it to him in hunting camp this year! I fiqure I will tell him that i just bought this new gun and what do you think! The wood is not perfect do to improper storage and just not knowing what is in the middle of burl, but fits my fathers and grandfathers unrefined nature. I can tell you the pics do not do it justice, the depth of the burly is amazing. A ture family heirloom. [IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0516.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0520.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0527.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0522.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q91/Willys46/DSC_0517.jpg[/IMG] This is one of the more rewarding projects I have done. I hope he likes it. Thanks for letting me share, Willys46 [/QUOTE]
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