Yeap! I'm not a wood guy, wouldn't know one from another, but I have always said that the two came from totally different trees.calan wrote:This is ridiculous. You really can see the yellow dye just pouring out of the wood into the water.
Who was the mental giant that decided this was a good finish for a balsa wood stock and forearm?
EDIT:
After soaking a bit and washing them with a fine scotchbrite pad, it is now obvious that my forearm and stock are not matched at all. The forearm is much lighter and has a totally different grain pattern; very coarse and almost looks like oak. The stock is a deeper reddish/brown, and has a fine grain like mahogany.
I'm not a "black rifle" kind of guy but with my scout rifles, which all five R92s are, with a raised comb like on their single shots and a square butt and pad, I would replace them all.