Post #585482 by congatiki on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 2:52 PM

Many thanks Seeksurf, Surfintiki and BigT, you guys do great work
and I really appreciate your comments.
As for the staining steps, I have found that work-and-work/hobby
things are taking more of my time so I can usually wait a couple of
days for stain to completely dry before I re-sand. I'm not an expert
on this...but it seems the second and third stain dries more
uniformly than the first coat. While the color of the stain is
removed...I am sure something stabilizes the wood....minimizing
the blotchiness that I often experience in a single-stain effort.
I don't sweat the darker crevices or moderately different shades...
I see them when I look in the mirror too :)
I would have a difficult time with the committment to re-sand a
large project but a mask-size piece can be sanded in a fairly short
time...once the previous coat has completely dried...again 2-3
days before I get back to it...the piece can be sanded in around an
hour....
At any rate....sorry for the lengthy diatribe...I appreciate your
interest.