When do you freshen up a dark stock and when do you leave it alone

[OH Osthaus]

i redo a stock when there is damage requiring it- I just did one because it was broken at the wrist - so de-oiled repaired refinshed

i posted one a week or two ago that had a split repaired - the rest of the finish waas pretty good - so i just blended the repaired area into the old finish

I am doing one now that had a chunk of the toe missing - that graft is done- it will get a refinish but i am trying not to make it look new - - because the rest of the gun isn't, I'll leave the dings and dents

so- number 3 - looks good to me - if you refinish - are you going to have the checkering recut? the drop points freshened? then what about old metal against new wood?

in the end- your gun - your choice