Final BLOicon on the stock, final BLOicon on the handguard. I think it's time to call these done for now, as they've getting to the point where they're starting to weep overnight. Couldn't have come out any better.

Back to the Forend piece. I did a mud-rub yesterday (wet sand with oil), buffed this morning with #0000 steel wool, and rubbed in a follow-up coat of BLO, but I'm not getting a good match to the other wood. It looked bearable originally but, ever since being cleaned, it now looks like it's been through a war (it likely has). Pretty gun, but with a rough, streaky, mismatched forend.

Here's where I'm at in terms of the proceeding:
1. Continue with more oil on just the forend, hopefully darkening the forend enough to match, and hide any issues; or
2. Dye the forend to darken the wood, to match better and hide any issues; or
3. "Nuke" the forend section back to bare wood, and start again. Might help get some of the streaking out, and I can also steam out some of the minor dents.

Each of the three options has its pluses and minuses. What does the group think?

My camera / phone is dead at the moment, but I'll add some pics shortly.