[EnyafanJT]

well the stain is too dark, not properly showing the grain as it should be. you really need to sand that stain off and try a lighter shade. then you need to bend the stem just a tad, it should follow the curve of the shank, which it does not currently. then you need to know i am kidding with you. you cape girardeau pooh pooh head. i would actually bend the stem just a tad more though. are those screws of some kind holding on the treatment? did you add delrin or just countersink the treatment to the briar?