The checkering will be pretty simple. Open point wrap around on the forend. The pattern on the grip will need to accommodate for the front of the cheekpiece and the sharp break between the bottom line of the stock and the grip.

This stock comes pretty close, but I want the back of the grip to be different.
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I don't think I want to spend the extra money for rust bluing. I am trying to figure out how much polishing I need to do before disassembling it and sending it to Glenrock Bluing for their dip service--they don't do any more metal prep and just dump it in their tanks.