I'm not for using the steel wool on stocks. The reason is you end up with small slivers that are imposible to get out. Start with a clean stock. I wash it down with denatured alchohol. I use warmed BLO, I put it in a container and heat it up with a propane torch, make it bubble. Then paint it on with a small brush, it will soak in. Leave it for awhile and repeat, finally wipe it down with a linen rag. HTH.....Frank
This carbine stock looked like a phone pole when I started
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