Thread: Mahogany for rifle stock?

Originally Posted by 6x47

Kauri in my opinion would be too soft to suit a rifle stock, dents very easily.
Agree on the comment about maire, have some lined up for overnight. The Rolls Royce of firewood but you've gotta be careful not to overdo it as it's very hard on fireboxes/grates. The density and hardness is waay up there.

this has been a neat thread - some great comments - yes fire wood came home when I was Ranger Waioeka Gorge and deer wife had filled pot belly with Puriri post off cuts and the poor thing was glowing red - now how about kanuka - I know the axe chopper boys used it for racing axe handles and many are big enough to mill stock sized slabs