I now have a replacement rear hand-guard for my 1904 Sparkbrook MkI*. It's new wood so it will need staining to match the rest of the wood on this rifle. I'm torn between just staining the new wood to match the old wood or totally stripping off the old finish, re-oiling with BLO and then matching the new wood to the old. I'm inclined to leave it as is, other than staining the new wood to match as best I can. The only reason I would attempt to refinish it is because it's not the original finish and it's almost black in some places from old oil.
Thoughts?
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