its that time of year again. another flintlock season has ended. and its time to redo the stock of the TC hawken flinter. the first time was when i bought it. it had a nasty clear coat on it that dried, flaked and looked plain nasty. i stripped it..sanded it good then put tru oil on it. the wood underneath that nasty factory finish was beautiful the wood looked good WET with truoil. heck..the first year it looked good. then i got the bright idea to hit it with more truoil last year to make it look better. noticed i didnt put enough coats on and the grain was open. let it dry and finished it and hit it with some wood conditioner following the directions through a birchwood casey kit i bought. now its nasty looking. its got a white tint to it. im pretty sure thats the conditioner. i think because i finished it in my basement it wasnt 100% dry and i should have known better..but i didnt.

anyways....can i strip off truoil with stripper and sand it?? i want to redo it..something rubbed on it this season on my bag or pockets and put some dents and scratches in it. also i want to try a diffrent finish. i was thinking about linseed or tung oil. i just want a nice oil finish to bring out the beauty of the wood. i either want it light or dark..when i got it it was a redish color..definently not the color of the wood...and not a color i personally like. tru oil isnt a bad look..just out of it and rather use something else...i rather not stain it and clear it. but i dont know much about linseed or tung oil..any recomendations?

also..what kinda wood am i working with? im pretty sure its walnut. mine actually looks like black walnut when its sandedand clean. but im not sure..just curious...