Ar762russian: Privyet ! (hi). Rob Ski would be very proud (AKOU). Have you tried a few hundred rounds through yours?
Very cool-looking gun and furniture. Too bad that it took us years for the SKS bug to finally morph into the AK bug (and my resistance is still just as weak).
Glad it happened to so many others. I learned some basics about manually sanding, then staining wood via Youtube. However, the resulting colors might not be totally predictable-- only because I'm unfamiliar with the types of wood which were bought/installed in the Maadi (it had plastic) and stamped MAK 90.
But mostly using only Minwax Red Mahogany (oil-based), then Minwax Fast-Drying poly-- it always has whichever tone of appealing brown with slight reddish tints.
Slings: the leather Hungarian Grade B which I bought from Whatacountry (maybe $10 plus shipping) not only fits perfectly into an AKM, but also through the * Narrower rear loop of my Czechpoint VZ-58.
Much more character than with most cloth slings (except maybe Egyptian greenish-blue). "How to age leather fast and easy", on Youtube. Very simple - no chemicals, just thin candle wax smeared on, then friction hea with felt or a cloth..