Walnut, "Gun Stock" He is asking $100.00 ,price don't seem bad, but it's 2 hours ,about 100 miles each way.
I enlarged the picture, note the crack starting at the left end, and above where I have highlighted, looks like the crack extends along my highlight. I sent him my picture, but he says, he thinks it's a "surface crack" (Never heard of, or have seen that). Looks like a few knots, said to be nice grain, but hard to tell from the photo.I
asked him if I could bring a hand-plane and clean an area up, not heard back yet.
With my car, I am looking at about $20.00 worth of gas each way, Up to $140.00, so still debating.
Waiting to hear back from another possible source, who is closer.