Ivory Stock?

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Pettifogger

Quote from: Coffinmaker on January 18, 2016, 03:58:31 PM
I really think I need to source up some American Holy.  Make some of my own custom grips.  Been making them out of Bubinga.  Really nice looking stuff when it's fit and finished.

Coffinmaker

DNA and Iris print.  Hmmmmmmmmm.  But no Rottweiler.  Hummmmmmmmmmmm.  ;D

Bubinga?  Sounds like a Cajun dish.

Trooper Hook

For American Holly sources just do an Internet search for American Holly blanks or American Holly lumber. I did and found a company offering lengths from 2 feet to 10 feet and widths up to 2 1/4 inches. Should be large enough for Rifle stocks. Just do a little research.

Fingers McGee

Quote from: Coffinmaker on January 18, 2016, 03:58:31 PM
I really think I need to source up some American Holy.  Make some of my own custom grips.  Been making them out of Bubinga.  Really nice looking stuff when it's fit and finished.

Coffinmaker

DNA and Iris print.  Hmmmmmmmmm.  But no Rottweiler.  Hummmmmmmmmmmm.  ;D

No Rottweiler; but to get to the scanner, you have to get past the old bank guard armed with a flintlock and cross the moat containing a very large crocodile. There's no drawbridge, only some stepping stones used to get across.
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Ugh.  Crocodile.  I hate Crocodiles.  Nasty beasts.  Lots of really large teeth.  Did I mention I really hate Crocodiles   :o ;D

I can't swim either.  :o   Yours didn't happen to swallow an Alarm Clock did it ............. :P

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Hargrave

I wanted to post a picture of a set of American Holly in process ... work is being done by Wild West Grips ...

This is on a Colt 2nd gen 1860 army conversion done for me by Hoof Hearted ....

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Sir Charles deMouton-Black

Would CORIAN do as a fox-ivory? Could either corian or holly be made up as a laminate?
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Goggle... Ivory stocked 1866 , hit images, and be dazzled  :o
when planets align...do the deal !

Blair

Sir Charles,

I, in all honesty do not know.

There are a number of really fine grain very hard woods that could serve this need.

I have to admit that I was unaware of American Holly, in clear grain, large enough pieces for butt stocks.
I thank Trooper Hook for his posting in this matter.

American Haughthorn (spelling) = "American Iron Wood". But this has only been in the smaller sizes like you may find for knife handles.
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Coffinmaker

Sir Charles,

YES!!  Corian can be used as stock material.  It can also be laminated.  It makes up into an extremely nice substitute for Ivory.  And other
substances.  You can also order it thick enough it does not have to be laminated.  Corian is also easy to machine and inlet. 
If laminating is required, the adhesive can be ordered to match the exact color of the Corian.

Coffinmaker

Cliff Fendley

Corian scrims nicely too. I use a lot of it on knife handle inlays and such.
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