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<blockquote data-quote="Perplexed" data-source="post: 2297102" data-attributes="member: 7157"><p>I once asked a cabinetmaker this question because I had visions of a rifle stock made out of curly maple - wouldn't that be gorgeous?? His answer was that maple splits more readily along the grain when subjected to shock, and the wood, being hard and dense, also wears down wood shop tools more readily than walnut. They did use maple centuries ago for flintlock rifles and muskets, but I imagine the shock of firing one of those isn't as sharp and "peaky" as that of a modern centerfield cartridge rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perplexed, post: 2297102, member: 7157"] I once asked a cabinetmaker this question because I had visions of a rifle stock made out of curly maple - wouldn't that be gorgeous?? His answer was that maple splits more readily along the grain when subjected to shock, and the wood, being hard and dense, also wears down wood shop tools more readily than walnut. They did use maple centuries ago for flintlock rifles and muskets, but I imagine the shock of firing one of those isn't as sharp and "peaky" as that of a modern centerfield cartridge rifle. [/QUOTE]
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