Into the start of the finishing process.
Taking it from the finish if the whiskering process, I flooded the surface twice for an hour at a time with 50/50 vege turps/ tung oil, wet sanded it three times with 600 grit to fill the pores. The first two times there is a hand wiped surface left (wiped against the grain) and the third time it is hard rubbed with cloth. Making sure it is dry between these operations. Next was the first hand rubbed coat of about 25-30% veg turps to cut the tung oil and just dipping the pad of one finger tip into this is enough to wipe on and rub into one side of the butt stock so you can see that it really is a case of many very thin coats to build the finish. Rubbed in this way till the wood is warmed by the hand there is just the very minor wet appearance to the wood. Hang it and do this once a day. Have 3 coats on and will do this daily for the next aprox 20 days.