Possible manufacturer of Canadian No.4 (T) cheekpieces

[jmoore]

Isn't Louthepou something of a "wood" guy? I haven't seen any posts from him in a while. PM away.

[louthepou]

He he he... Well thanks for the raving review jmoore, but... I'm still a newbie, relatively speaking, when it comes to wood varieties.

What I can offer as limited insight is: if I had to fabricate a cheek piece, I would tend to use walnut as a first choice. Why? Simply because from a carving point of view, you can work it like butter. Oak is a bit of a pain, isn't it.

Oak has a usually very distinguishable grain (well, the oak I have seen here in Ontario and Quebec), and the two varieties I have seen are North American white and red oak.

To add to the difficulty, once you stain a wood piece it's even harder to tell.

Here's one website that shows some clear close-up views of a few hardwood varieties, I like the pictures in there, they tell a lot in my opinion. Note that, without paying attention to color, walnut and red oak can look similar:

Power Tool Hardwood Information | Professional Power Tool Guide

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Oh and sorry for being a ghost, this past half-year has been somewhat difficult here. But I'm still around (and thanks jmoore for coaxing me out of my cave)

Lou