Where do I go from here?

[fender3x]

Did you stain before sanding? I have been practicing with B grade maple veneer plywood. So far I have found lots of ways to mess this up...

I am thinking to do a grain fill, light sand with a 220 sponge, stain (one or two coats no sanding in between, tru-oil with steel wool between the true oil coats.

Does that sound right?

Have also thought about just putting wood filler in the most obvious places where it needs it and, and skip the grain filler...

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