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Bet Crosman used Elm in the late 40, early 50s because it was cheap

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45flint:
Dutch Elm Desease would have been spreading in the East at that time.  Bet they got that wood almost free?   I read they used maple right after WW2 because war surplus maple was almost a giveaway. 

WECSOG:
Interesting bit of history there, Steve!

unionrdr:
Just like emerald ash borers wreaked havoc on white ash tress by the thousands in this part of the country. Including mine. That was some fine grained wood too. But the stock on my 160 sure looks like oak with that characteristic structure.

45flint:

--- Quote from: unionrdr on March 23, 2017, 06:30:14 AM ---Just like emerald ash borers wreaked havoc on white ash tress by the thousands in this part of the country. Including mine. That was some fine grained wood too. But the stock on my 160 sure looks like oak with that characteristic structure.

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Elm and oak are pretty close in type of grain structure.  Guarantee it's Elm.

Elm pic:

joek:
My 100 looks to have elm, when it gets a little warmer I'll strip it and see

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