Benjamin Akela Stock Makeover

Wow! That char finish is beautiful!

Beautiful finish. 

Nice and unique! Also, if that's your property you're shooting on, I'm jealous. 

That wood burning is a "thing"! It comes from Japan 

"Shou sugi ban is an ancient Japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood. It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black. While shou sugi ban originated for the purpose of weatherproofing wood, it has recently become popular as a rustic, textural design element inside the home."

https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/shou-sugi-ban-how-to/

I've done it to solid guitar bodies. I personally really like the way it looks. Good job!

That really looks good!

Looks really good! My Akela in Sporting truck bedliner on the stock.

Here's mine

@freak-eye that stock turned out great!
I suck at wood working and wood finishing. My Akela would probably wind up looking like a Kingsford charcoal briquette if I tried that on mine. 

That looks nice!

A while back Joe Wayne Rhea did a video where he "Jimi Hendrixed" a FWB 300 stock with charcoal lighter. It was a hilarious video but the result was somewhat disastrous....