Here's a Perazzi grain enhancement that I thought turned out well. This wood was kind of a muddy brown with big knots near the butt. I ended up painting over the entire rear 2/3 of each side of the stock with caramel colored enamel, since the customer wanted a turkish walnut look, and the existing grain would not allow that. Before:




I also moved recently, and have been doing my final finishing indoors, in a much more controlled environment. The quality of my finishes has improved dramatically in my opinion. After:






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