Different types of beech?

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To the OP; apart from varying quality beech and the way it is sawn regarding the grain, I recently refinished a Mercury Challenger stock applying a walnut stain, followed by Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil by finger 3 times and rubbing down with fine wire wool between coats. The result being very good with lovely grain patterns which could not be seen due to the original varnish finish - looks like walnut now! There is some debate as to whether some Challengers had walnut stocks, an old 80's AirgunWorld review even suggested walnut. My two Mercury S models have walnut as well as my Airsporter S, but are quite plain in character. Not sure what stock on my Challenger Carbine (original finish), but, I would say beech....

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Well, mines looking summat like nar after three er four laypins wi Danish, wire wooled between coyts. Needs a few moor coyts to dut job reyt, so it's a few days to go yet. Tekkin on the colour er Yorkshire tea (wi milk).