110 factory wood stock modifications

[Londerko]

I have a factory wood stock on my savage 110. It's a decent stock, pillar bedded and free floated, but nothing fancy, it's stained birch and press checkered.
I want to try to give it a make over, before I go and drop $$$ on an aftermarket stock (which may happen anyway depending on how this turns out). I was planning on sanding down the finish, priming, painting with alumahyde, and then adding some webbing. Is their any reason this would not work?
Also, I want to fill in the checkering, obviously before the priming and painting. Is it to ambitious to try to add a palm swell?
Does anyone have any experience with a project like this with a wood stock? Would a standard wood filler work? Or would epoxy, fiberglass or bondo be better?
Any tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks -Leo

[big honkin jeep]

Just personal preference I guess Leo, but I like wood stocks to look like wood. Factory stocks for the most part are cheap enough to try all kinds of experimentation on and depending on the intended use. In my experience a synthetic is going to be a more stable material that's less affected by conditions. I have however tried to enhance plain birch look fancier with stains and finishes and learn a little more every time. Here's a plain birch with a few enhancements to give it more of a classic look. A little stain (faux ebony tip done with stain), a little pinstriping ( to cover up the little bit of bleed from the stain.) some sealer,some white line spacers made from a sheetrock mud bucket and Voila. Stll have this stock currently with no action in it and may go back and try some further enhancement just for fun.Maybe some Faux grain or tiger striping. :) Sounds like you want more of a tactical look. In that case I would buy a cheap synthetic takeoff from the classifieds to use for a base. Just think it would work out better in the long run.

[Londerko]

Ya, the more I've been thinking about it...... Your probably right. By the way, Nice job with that birch stock, that turned out really sharp

[futurerider103]

What stain did you use for the tip?I have used ebony stain before but not got it that black. I am wanting to put an ebony to on my 110e .270
That I refinished

[big honkin jeep]

Ok so looking at the tiger stripe on yours, it seems we need to exchange ideas/ techniques :)
I'll send a PM to keep from derailing the OPs thread

[futurerider103]

Pm away but mines the factory stock. I just refinished it