I have a Savage 4/1* that I am restoring to original condition. I have all the original Savage parts and I am cleaning up the wood. My question is about the buttstock. I finally found a Savage Butt. It has not been sanded, but all the finish is off of it and it's "in the white" so to speak. I mean it's totally without any finish. I know linseed oilicon is the coating used on the wood, but I coated it, and guess what, it's still white. The rest of the wood is dark. I am freshening it up too, but the white stock looks odd with the rest of the wood.

My question is, what is the proper thing to do to help the butt match up to the rest of the wood.
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