John in NM
Here's what I finished up this weekend. Pics are so-so, I left my camera at work so these were taken with an ancient flip phone.

Stock is for a copy of a Winchester model 92 that came with a really crappy stock. I had the end of a black walnut board that looked a bit like French walnut, so I saved it for this project.

I finished sanding last night and dipped it in linseed oil, followed by Bill's burnt umber stain - in this case I just rubbed a little of the artist's oil paint into the still wet linseed.