okay rip here are the pictures. i used a product called hoodbleach. it is a 2 part bleaching system. it is way better than oxalic acid at bleaching out the wood. but it is also a lot harsher on the wood.
here is the photo of my sks before i got started... the wood was dark red brown like most yugoslavian sks's are.
i didn't take pictures of the actual process of bleaching the wood because i didn't want the chemicals getting on my phone so here is the final product.
i'll let the wood dry out for a few days and then rub a light finish on just to pop the grain. i'll post the final pictures sometime next week
This is the post. But theres no pix...rats...