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Originally Posted by OldK22
Color is never going to match as one side is almost black and the other side is more red. Easier to see from the back.. will experiment to see if they can be brought back. There is a chip in the front bottom of one panel so they will never be perfect.
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That, my friend, is why they are so cewl!
I’d do as suggested...try a wipe down with acetone. Then I would mask the checkering and medallion. Sand with 220 grit paper to start. Get as smooth as you can with that. Then switch to 320 grit wet/dry paper and a bit of TruOil. The ultra fine wood dust created, along with the truoil will help to fill the grain. You may have to repeat the sanding with truoil a few times. Then a couple more coats of true oil rubbed in by hand. Call it good.
It’s gonna be a prolonged project...probably a couple of weeks, allowing the truoil to cure in between coats. But I bet you’ll end up with some beautiful stocks!
...or leave them as is.