This is a Birch stock from Dupage's. It was listed as the handyman special. It came with a Brown, oily, stained finish that kept oozing oil. I refinished by getting out as much of the oil as possible and applying Feibings Med. Brown dye cut 25% with denatured alcohol. I applied Minwax Tung Oil ( Varnish) to lock in the Feibings otherwise, the Feibings has a tendancy to transfer on to one's clothes and cheek if just finished off with BLOicon. I still need to knock down the gloss with 0000 steel wool and finish off with Culvericon's paste(Wax).