Burl, rosewood, curly maple, you can do. As well as several straight grain woods. Also marble and brushed stainless and even diamond plate. The choices of patterns are huge. I have thought about doing my Bersa grip plates in rosewood. You can go from tasteful to straight up ghetto tacky with the stuff. Some may say the blue one achieves that look but I was going for as far out of the norm as I could. I didn't want to do the 100 dollar bills though but it is available. The process is very easy. I would say the majority of the people here that can do the simple fluff n buff could do it. Cost wise for 1 gun is pricey but if you wanted to do a few guns in different patterns the actual film is very reasonable and can be had on ebay in small lots. PS I am NOT an ebay seller of films and I am not looking to sell anything here.