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Thanks for the Carnuba wax recommendation to get the max shine out of my oil finish.

I still have some alkanet root left over (dropped my XXX Jar of mineral spirits and alkanet root). Thus, for my next batch, I plan on mixing the alkanet root in alcohol (as someone here pointed out as a superior method).

So my next gun stock project will most likely have the following steps:

1) Grain filler/wet sand
2) Multiple layers of Behlen Blood Red
3) Alteranting layers of Alkanet Root in alcohol
4) Multiple layers of hand rubbed in Linseed Oil (most likely, although I may experiment here, too)
4A) Possible 50/50 mixture of tru oil and mineral spirits
5) Carnuba wax - polish polish polish

(Note: I may add some varnish to the linseed oil.)

Thanks for all the good recommendations so far. There is really good info here. For those who appreciate reddish stocks, this thread is very valuable.