Keith, yes the stock was stripped to bare wood, one coat of linseed oil then 4 coats of truoil dried, then knocked down once the pores were filled, one coat on top then knocked down to remove the “shine/glare” all this took about two weeks. No tackiness, or grippy feeling smooth as butter. I’ve done this process before, this was the first time I got these what I call scratches that you can just rub out with your finger. I used true oil as that is what the manufacturer suggested to use. I think Damascus is on to it with the linseed oil not setting before I applied the trueoil
