Daisy Who Made Daisy’s Stocks?

[Bear-of-Grayling]

Here are three Daisy rifles. Two 753’s and one 853. The 853 stock is made of Elm. One of the 753’s is of Tiger Maple. The other is “I believe” made of Honey Locust. It’s a wood I am unfamiliar with. Heavy, bright in color, oily, and has a different grain pattern. Check out the end grain. (last picture in the center) Also, It appears to me that all three of these stocks came from different manufacturers. All machining is quite different. The Elm stock is by far the thickest. Followed by the Tiger Maple stock. Then the Honey Locust. Different in every way. Checkout the pictures. Any other opinions on the Honey Locust? I’m not settled on it yet.

 

[silverstreak]

That Diana - very nice work.

 

[JohnTaylor]

Here are three Daisy rifles. Two 753’s and one 853. The 853 stock is made of Elm. One of the 753’s is of Tiger Maple. The other is “I believe” made of Honey Locust. It’s a wood I am unfamiliar with. Heavy, bright in color, oily, and has a different grain pattern. Check out the end grain. (last picture in the center) Also, It appears to me that all three of these stocks came from different manufacturers. All machining is quite different. The Elm stock is by far the thickest. Followed by the Tiger Maple stock. Then the Honey Locust. Different in every way. Checkout the pictures. Any other opinions on the Honey Locust? I’m not settled on it yet. View attachment 594679View attachment 594680View attachment 594681

Interesting…used quite a bit of locust as a shipwright…It was very dense, very uniform grain, fairly easily shaped, very decay resistant and heavy. Is the locust stock noticeably heavier than the others? John

 

[Gunnertrones]

Here are three Daisy rifles. Two 753’s and one 853. The 853 stock is made of Elm. One of the 753’s is of Tiger Maple. The other is “I believe” made of Honey Locust. It’s a wood I am unfamiliar with. Heavy, bright in color, oily, and has a different grain pattern. Check out the end grain. (last picture in the center) Also, It appears to me that all three of these stocks came from different manufacturers. All machining is quite different. The Elm stock is by far the thickest. Followed by the Tiger Maple stock. Then the Honey Locust. Different in every way. Checkout the pictures. Any other opinions on the Honey Locust? I’m not settled on it yet. View attachment 594679View attachment 594680View attachment 594681

Not familiar with this rifle, but I notice a wooden plug at the very fore end. Does this have a certain purpose, or is it something I am missing?

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

Interesting…used quite a bit of locust as a shipwright…It was very dense, very uniform grain, fairly easily shaped, very decay resistant and heavy. Is the locust stock noticeably heavier than the others? John

The wood is heavier and more dense than soft Maple. More like Beech in color but not as hard. Also, it is oily. When I lightly sanded and warmed the stock, I could see tiny specs of liquid coming up from the wood. The oil finish I use is taking forever to dry too. Also, notice a slightly shadowy area on the left side of the forearm. This is indicative of Locust. The shadowy spot goes through the stock to the inside but not all the way to the right side of the stock. The right side is bright and clear. See in the picture. Difficult to know with certainty what wood species it is. Locust is my best guess.

 

[Bear-of-Grayling]

The stocks Daisy supplied with their 753/853 rifles varied in quality. Quite a bit. Some were very well machined and sanded while others were crudely done. Again, different suppliers. Most likely from all over the country. Another reason to see a large variety of Wood species.

FWIW. Anyone who enjoys true accuracy and has never shot one of these 753/853 rifles is missing out on some of the best of American ingenuity.

 

[KWK]

Honey locust sure does smell good in the spring when the light purple blossoms come out. I always look forward to that.
Black locust is mostly used for fence posts on the farm. Never rots. We have black locust pilings supporting our 3 small piers on our 4 acre family farm pond that were driven in over 50 years ago. One pier has a hickory plank diving board. Black locust is great firewood but don't burn it in the fireplace. It doesn't smell good. Second highest BTU potential next to Hickory.

 

[silverstreak]

The tiger stripped one is in another league... Good work on the restore.