+1 to what GC said!
I love (re)finishing wood! Gun stocks or otherwise!
But do yourself a favor and read up on finishing oils, varnishes, etc. And don't read the manufacturer's hype!
For example, a number of, if not most, "Tung Oil" finishes don't contain much if any tung oil!
And don't expect the manufacturer to put the ingrediants on the container!
And have fun experimenting! Though I haven't used Tru-oil in decades, I was actually going to buy some for it's fast/hard curing properties. But I would always rub it with steel wool between coats and after the final coat.
Why, I've even tried a synthetic spray on finish!
It actually looked acceptable (after a rubbing with steel wool), kinda like a factory finish and is more waterproof then many other finishes.
Another good thing about having a number of Handi's. You can experiment with dies and finishes on each rifle's stock!
The more Handi's you get, the more oportunity you have to practice!
I've got 2 Handi stock sets in the mail to me now, one from a member and one from a sponsor here; GunStocksInc.
I move stocks around and refinish them keeping with how I envision the particular rifle the wood is going on. For example, I'm getting a walnut Monte Carlo w/ Cheekpiece and a target forearm from GSI for my 45-120. Chances are the wood color, being from seperate blanks, will not exactly match. So I will have to play with the stain/dye, after some contour modifications that is
, before I apply the finish. That finish will be an old fashioned oil finish as I see a fine English Cape rifle every time I look at my 450 Sharps Express.
On the other hand, after this deer season I want to refinish the furniture on my M-94. In keeping with that rifle's ubiquitous working man's rifle character, the finish will be a much duller factory type, maybe even that synthertic spray again!
And we haven't even talked about preparing the wood for the finish!
But that's another thread...