I'm not 100% on what color yet, I'm leaning towards the black because I have the fake suppressor, several different flash hiders and I machined the picatinny rail. The finishing technique that I read about, if done right should almost look like the stock was laminated. The plan is to do the final sanding using my hand instead of a sanding block. This should remove more wood from the softer parts of the grain. Then you dye the whole thing with the black dye, and after it's dry sand again using a sanding block. This should remove the dye from the harder sections of grain; the harder grain theoretically takes less dye than the softer grain, and because the final sanding was by hand the harder grain should be a little higher. Then I plan on mixing a dark red dye with some black dye so that it's very dark, then apply it to the stock. This way the grain that was sanded off will have a reddish tint that accents the grain. I'm going to finish it with danish oil which should help make the grain stand out. I plan on doing some test pieces and I also bought some green dye, so the final color combo is still up in the air.