Mr. Rider, Am I understanding you right? All you did to that stock was sand, refinish and sand, you didn't even stain it. It sure is purdy. If there's any other minor things that you did to the stock, please tell me. I've never seen such a change from a stock re-finishing job. If I do a couple of mine and can't get them to come out better than what I started with, would you be interested in picking up a few bucks? I know alot of it is the wood but I would have never thought that there would be that much of a change. Congratulations on the finished product, Later, Paul