This is my new LongBranch, 1944, 69L match serial number, #0 bolt head, type 1 rear sight. Maybe it will be a good candidate to be redone with all the wooden parts. The only marking I saw on the wood is a small KB. Is it birch or beech? Thanks in advance.
beech or birch
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This is my new LongBranch, 1944, 69L match serial number, #0 bolt head, type 1 rear sight. Maybe it will be a good candidate to be redone with all the wooden parts. The only marking I saw on the wood is a small KB. Is it birch or beech? Thanks in advance.
burnt_servo
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- right in the middle of b.c.
the varnish is throwing me off .... but it looks like birch to me ..... how heavy is it?
Off course, the varnish will have to be removed. Somewhat heavy. Now, just hoping that birch parts will be available.
When you look at it at differnet angles does the grain look like there is fish scales on it? If so its beech. The area around the 'KB' looks like the start of that. (I hope this link works) http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=107106&hilit=fish This shows beech furniture on enfields.
burnt_servo
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- right in the middle of b.c.
after looking at some pics of enfields with beech stock , it apears that beechwood has very pronounced and heavy wood rays .
wood rays run at 90 degree's to the grain and are found in all species of tree's .
the wood rays in the op's stock are not very obvious , which again makes me think it is birch .
wood rays run at 90 degree's to the grain and are found in all species of tree's .
the wood rays in the op's stock are not very obvious , which again makes me think it is birch .
It's true that the area at left of 'KB' is doing like fish scales and still going on up to the trigger guard area. The same effect is absent elsewhere on the forend or on the butt stock... I expected an answer like: "if it's a LongBranch it should be birch (or beech.)" The two woods are so similar... guess that you can't be shure of what you'll get when ordering an handguard.
dgradinaru
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- British Columbia
looks like birch.
Can't see the pics but beech will have frecils birch will have a wavy grain to it and the more BLO you apply the darker the orange it will turn depending what kind of birch it is.
This is my new LongBranch, 1944, 69L match serial number, #0 bolt head, type 1 rear sight. Maybe it will be a good candidate to be redone with all the wooden parts. The only marking I saw on the wood is a small KB. Is it birch or beech? Thanks in advance.
Those who said birch were right. Beech is similar but have some frecils. I tried to find a Long Branch full length forend and handguards in birch but didn't succeded. I got those parts in beech and I guess they are British-made. After preparation, all the wooden parts were finished with boiled linseed oil.
There is the result:
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There is the result:
