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Woods not to be used for gun stocks ?

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Nomadic Pirate:
I'm planning to make a rifle stock, it will be a laminate.

I think one of the woods will be Poplar ( but much depends on what I find )

I don't want to use expensive woods because I might well screw it up so I don't want to lose to much money  ;D ;D

I there woods that shouldn't be used ? ...what about Red Oak ?

Back_Roads:
I believe hearing one or most of the oaks promote rust when near steel, others may correct me if I am mistaken.

oldnamvet:
When oak is in contact with steel/iron, it turns black at the point of contact due to a reaction with the tannic acid in the oak.
You can use cheap wood for practice to figure out how to make things fit, then get some better wood like walnut or cherry.  I have seen even plywood stocks that looked nice if they used Baltic birch or appleply.

ssbn617:
I agree, do the first run on ply to get the procedure down pat, then move on to the better woods. Remember” measure twice, cut once”.
Mitch

Back_Roads:
 Drift wood could prove interesting  ???

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