3 coats of birchwood casey walnut and then i had an idea to find my dark walnut stain and lightly coat the stock. I love it! Color came out perfect for me and the curl shows up really well. Only one picture came out Ok. I will take more tomorrow in the day light. Going to use Sabotloaders recipe for the dull tru-oil finish on the stock. Thanks again for the info on how to do the process Sabotloader.