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Richards stocks, wood quality?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1451098" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>When it comes to stock wood, I think you pay for what you get. Just as there are different 'grades' of wood at the different lumber yards, there are different 'grades' of stock blanks. By 'grades' I am not thinking about the amount of figure in the blank, I am thinking about the dense-ness and the age of the blank. Many who offer duplication services are priced about the same as Richards prices their wood and duplication. Something has to 'give' in that equation. Is it the profit margin, overall? Or the quality of the materials (the wood)? Myself, I'll buy the desired blank I have my eye on and then send it to the duplicating service of my choice. I recently inquired about turnaround time of a duplication service I have used in the past,,, said he could have my blank copied and on it's way back in 7 days or less. And, he has been running a stock duplicator for better than 25yrs. His work has always been satisfactory for me, and I got to personally choose the blank I sent him. Stock hand fitting and finishing takes too much time to skimp on the wood, just as the barrel is no place to look for a bargain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1451098, member: 24284"] When it comes to stock wood, I think you pay for what you get. Just as there are different 'grades' of wood at the different lumber yards, there are different 'grades' of stock blanks. By 'grades' I am not thinking about the amount of figure in the blank, I am thinking about the dense-ness and the age of the blank. Many who offer duplication services are priced about the same as Richards prices their wood and duplication. Something has to 'give' in that equation. Is it the profit margin, overall? Or the quality of the materials (the wood)? Myself, I'll buy the desired blank I have my eye on and then send it to the duplicating service of my choice. I recently inquired about turnaround time of a duplication service I have used in the past,,, said he could have my blank copied and on it's way back in 7 days or less. And, he has been running a stock duplicator for better than 25yrs. His work has always been satisfactory for me, and I got to personally choose the blank I sent him. Stock hand fitting and finishing takes too much time to skimp on the wood, just as the barrel is no place to look for a bargain. [/QUOTE]
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