Wood experts- is this beech or walnut?

[Neil123]

Walnut. You can see the pores in the grain which you can't see in beech.
Here's a handy reference book-
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While I can't identify the wood in question, I can say with confidence that Mr Bruce Hoadley has at least 10 boxes of unsold books sat in his garage

 

[joe average]

While I can't identify the wood in question, I can say with confidence that Mr Bruce Hoadley has at least 10 boxes of unsold books sat in his garage

do you have a copy of identifying wood by Bruce Hoadley, ...you do....yes, my name is Mr Bruce Hoadley

 

[Steve636]

Try weighing it WO scope on.
TX200 4.1kg for Beech and 3.9 for Walnut.

Might help.

 

[Greyskull]

I would say Walnut.
Personally, I would e-mail Air Arms and see what your HC came out the factory with going by the serial #.

 

[One more job]

I would say it’s walnut but not a great example!
I have bought TXs before with a beech stock that when I checked with AA had started life with a walnut stock on. Clearly at some point someone had changed the stock, luckily the beech stock was very nice, so happy to stick with it

 

[Philthunder]

Walnut of dubious quality, I would not be paying the premium for quality walnut, for a piece that is barely distinguishable from beech.

 

[Bazzatron]

I'm leaning Walnut, I've never seen beech with those dark, bordering on black, bands. Colour variance is also not quite as warm as I'd expect to see on even a stained beech stock.

Pop off the trigger guard and look into the stock, you might find that where the screws go through there's some bare wood in there - much easier to tell the raw colour from that, and then identifying the species will be much easier!

 

[ninja9]

walnut i would say

 

[dfmwilco]

The black running through the grain leans me towards walnut.

 

[Slayer fan]

I spy with my little eyes some thing beginning with w or possibly b

 

[Boron]

Im saying walnut. Theres those kind of deeper pits in the grain. Beech doesnt have that.

Agreed, especially after looking at the close-up image.

 

[Hollowpoint]

More pics

Looks like walnut to me. What’s the other side of the cheek piece like? On air arms walnut stocks they have a nice sharp edge ins the walnut and a softer more rounded edge on the beech. It looks oiled too? Is it oiled or varnished?

 

[binxkeys]

Looks like walnut to me. What’s the other side of the cheek piece like? On air arms walnut stocks they have a nice sharp edge ins the walnut and a softer more rounded edge on the beech. It looks oiled too? Is it oiled or varnished?

I was thinking the same - looks like a relatively uninspiring piece of walnut, but the matte finish suggests it's oiled, which is more likely to be walnut.

A shame really - if I had paid the extra coin for a Walnut version and this is what I had, I'd be a little disappointed. Great rifle though.

 

[Backgardenplinker]

I think it will come up quite nice personally! The finish on it is very tired

 

[Eeyore]

It's the right colour for walnut though the grain is very straight, which is a characteristic of English walnut but not the continental or Turkish walnut we see so much of these days.
Sadly, almost all of the walnut trees in the UK were cut down to make rifle stocks & De Havilland Mosquitos during WWII and the stock has not been replenished because walnut trees take a LONG time to grow - They say you plant walnut for your great-grandchildren !

 

[Joe.W6606]

Looks like walnut to me. What’s the other side of the cheek piece like? On air arms walnut stocks they have a nice sharp edge ins the walnut and a softer more rounded edge on the beech. It looks oiled too? Is it oiled or varnished?

No idea on finish, it’s a purchase I am considering

 

[Readie]

Walnut I reckon.

I’d shop around a bit more if it was me.

 

[P1000]

Yup Walnut.

 

[Mark Palmer]

Walnut, colour variations give it away

 

[Paul Be Careful]

Walnut, and with the right stain, oil, and a bit of TLC, that stock would come up a treat.