Birch IBM stock, yea or nay

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   Jamestown used birch and cherry as well. The straight grain looks more like cherry to me.

Keep in mind that many wood species have sap wood and heart wood that have noticeable color differences. 

Somewhere on these forums is a picture of a stock that one half it sap and the other heart

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New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 4656	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 01 2022 at 7:41pm
	Jamestown used birch and cherry as well. The straight grain looks more like cherry to me. Keep in mind that many wood species have sap wood and heart wood that have noticeable color differences. Somewhere on these forums is a picture of a stock that one half it sap and the other heart
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PingCMP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Recruit Joined: Feb 17 2016 Location: Maine Status: Offline Points: 66	Post Options Post Reply Quote PingCMP Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Mar 01 2022 at 6:57pm
	I'm almost ready to submit a data sheet for my 3.855xxx IBM (Bavarian/Austrian) and have just one thing I want to run by you all. The stock (which is marked with the last 4 digits of the S/N) is very light colored when compared to all my other carbines and I'm wondering if it could be birch? It's marked JLB in the slingwell, and from what information I have, if birch it should be marked SCB (Sprague & Carleton, Kane, New Hampshire) However, the stock compares closely in color to member Da1Chief's IBM, "Blondie", which is an SCB & might be birch, so I'm curious enough to because if it is, I want to include that info on the data sheet. Here's a couple pix, one with it alongside a walnut stock that apparently hasn't been touched by RLO or anything else for several decades for color comparison. I haven't put anything on the IBM stock, which I bought about 13 or so years ago, I believe it came from the CMP. Thanks in advice for any input you can give.
	Charlie