A Beautifully Figured Stock But What Finish?

[TheAlpineWolf]

Hi All,
I have just received a custom made SMLE stock cut from a piece of furniture grade walnut I selected and I can say for certain that Jesse and his crew over a Prestigious Wood Stocks did a wonderful job! Its to go on a smle Aldis sniper that I'm building up. Now therein lies the question, how to finish the stock? I have done one in the past but had very mixed results with sanding to a too fine grit and using poor quality linseed oil. My main concern is what grit is the best to sand a smle stock to and what is the best BLO to finish it with (and should I use something else like tung oil). Im open to any suggestions and would love to hear what you think!
Best Regards,
Sam.

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