Where are you situated?
I used to live in Christchurch.
I live near West Melton...
In the zoo...
Well...it used to be brown, I'm not sure of the official name - perhaps Walnut? Then about 20 or so years ago I stripped it down to bare wood and applied a few coats of Birchwood Casey Tru Oil gunstock oil...I guess it now looks kinda Maple-glo?