Originally Posted by
MasterChief
This LB was received in a bubba-fied condition requiring a replacement stock set. The NOS parts are: birch buttstock, beech forend and handguards. The beech handguards had been treated with what looked and smelled like creosote. I stripped and bleached all the wood and recolored it with dye and stain. The blotchy appearance was deliberate and meant to simulate aging and discoloration from normal use. Even after bleaching, the darkest piece will be the benchmark for coloring the remaining pieces.