Franchi

I did the same with my SKB and have not regretted it a single bit. I think that the SKB stocks were a type of Japaneese yew wood or some other fairly soft wood to machine easier and cheaper. I used English walnut for the stock and forend. I had the receiver case colored while I was at it and it is now a fine looking double.

I tried staining the original stock and that wood is so porous that it drinks it in really fast leaving blotches.

Regards, Gordon

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