Its fine that you prefer wood furniture but first priority for an AK should be the build and parts quality. For that reason i think Arsenal is the only way to go as the receiver, barrel, trunions, bolt and carrier are all real original and pretty much identical to what the Bulgarian military issues. Just as importantly these parts are properly assembled and riveted. There are some really nice parts kit builds out there but most don't have original barrels and some are of far lesser quality than original. I don't believe the most common american made receivers are of the same standard as the original and the chrome lining of foreign AKs is superior. The other option would be to get a Russian Saiga which has all real russian made important parts and convert it to the configuration you like at your discretion. Beware though that a full conversion will likely cost a bit more than just buying an Arsenal out right.