I agree completely with gunman. I prefer to freshen up a gun. If someone else wants to take it further I take pride in the fact that my work hasn't made the next owners work harder. As far as leaving a few dings and dents in the wood or worn checkering I feel that to a point it gives the gun character. When a gun I purchased had a huge letter D (short for Dumba$$ I suppose) carved in the stock, that had to go. Small dings and scratches, they can stay.
Steve

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