Thanks ed... I am considering that. I was just hoping that I could do something else with the natural colors of the laminate layers other than just apply some tru-oil but the colors of the laminates in my stocks are shades of brown.
I'm going to try one natural and the other with a trans-black stain and see if I like either. If not, I may have them painted or just sell both and get something like Scorch suggested above.
I like the idea of having them painted... would probably drive mysef crazy comming up with a design
