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What kind of wood are these ?
I wanted to get an opinion on what type of wood these may be. I picked them up awhile back,and need to repair a small chip in the back of one. Hopefully I can find a piece that close enough to match it, but I am uncertain as to what it is. i know they used walnut,goncalo alves and rosewood. I don't think it's goncalo alves, but it's dark enough to be rosewood or dark walnut.
Any help is always appreciated !!
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Looks like rosewood to me!
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Can you post a photo of the insides? The grain pattern at the top of the left panel looks like rosewood but I can't recall seeing S & W stocks of this wood with this light color and variation.
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Goncalo Alves
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Inside pic as requested...
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Agree, likely Goncalo Alves.
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Really ? That dark ? Most of the goncalo stocks I've seen were really orange looking. The 2 sets I have are orangeish.
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Ok, so after digging through my stocks and comparing,you guys are probably right. These are a bit darker but I think part of it is the finish that's on them. I appreciate it.
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Sir,
Goncalo Alves can and does vary considerably in grain, hue, etc. I think that Smith was able to obtain a large amount of it which was quite consistent, as you have observed in the grips you have seen before. Take a look sometime at the pictures of it on the web; you'll see much more which resembles the grips you have pictured for us here.
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Here is my Mdl 29 with ROSEWOOD COKES, I am in doubts those are Rosewood. I suspect mine were 'lunchbox' stocks.
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Yeah, the rosewood seems to have a much straighter grain and much more consistent color huh ?
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Here is my Mdl 29 with ROSEWOOD COKES, I am in doubts those are Rosewood. I suspect mine were 'lunchbox' stocks.
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From that one picture Sir I suspect yours may actually be GA as well.
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Yeah, the rosewood seems to have a much straighter grain and much more consistent color huh ?
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Not necessarily.
A tighter grain and pores are two traits of it though.
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. . . A tighter grain and pores are two traits of it though.
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Smooth targets show the contrast and similarities even better:
Here is a more traditional grained N-frame pair:
And here is a more colorful rosewood grain K-frame contrasted side-by-side with the traditional rosewood N-frame pair:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/attachm...7&d=1537109102
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From that one picture Sir I suspect yours may actually be GA as well.
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Seconded. They appear to be very similar to this set of early factory Goncalo Alves stocks I have:
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Slab sawn Goncalo Alves, most woods look quite a bit different on the face between quarter sawn, slant sawn or slab sawn.
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Thanks for all the help guys!!
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