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Nice crotch feather !
Once upon a time, I bought a 12"x10"x4" block of very fancy Claro Walnut @ a woodworker's hobby store for $20, and have been slicing into it for handgun grips ever since.
IME, with using fancy grained wood for handgun grips, is that they will tend to split :shock: after the grip(s) are shaped/finished, unless one takes care to seal/finish them inside & out. (BT, DT - NTS)
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