Thank You Painter. I would say My results Speak for themselves. I would hold my stocks up to any finisher in the world. These stocks take approximately 6-7 weeks " Labor of Love". I`M NOT IN THE MOOD TO GET IN SOME UNNEEDED DEBATE ABOUT MY TECHNIQUES or SPEALLING ABITTILIES. I really thought I could just ask some questions (this is my first M1Carbine not my first Rodeo) and maybe show off some of my work. Painter777 you have been nothing but helpful and I really apprieciate that I would hope I could expect that from SENIOR Members. For anyone who is interested the Picture is of the first oil sanding getting a uniform 150 finish building a slurry to fill the grain with. The toughest part of any finish job is getting every single part to a 100% uniform finish for each grit reduction before moving to the next finer grit. Then if everything is going right when you get to 600-800 grit magic begins to happen and you begin to actually see into the grain of wood and not just the surface. Finishing techniques are varied and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.