Thanks for the kind words guys. The thumbhole stocks here are of my own design and I bought a few really nice blanks (wet) back in the late 90's and let them dry in the attic for 10-15 years. Walnut has gone through the roof, but good deals can still be had. The wood on the gun above was a blank purchased from Cecil Freddi in Las Vegas in 1996 for $165.00 Those deals are long gone!! The Marlin 1894 I purchased that blank for $50.00 on ebay. Wood grain is hard to see when it's in a blank and always looks better once it is final shaped.
I used Mike Kokolis to cut my thumhole design stocks, sadly Mike passed away some time back. He was a great guy that always called me Kid. Mike trained a younger gentleman to take his bussiness over before he passed. His name is Jesse Wilson of Custom Rifle Stocks in Pa. Jesse is a very talented maker and have used him several times, He has my thumbhole pattern (Remington 700 short action Right hand) now and is making me a laminated one now. The two piece stocks were cut from my blanks by Treebone Carving and turns out very nice products