Oh and binding can be sanded, but I'd probably tape it to protect it. You are bound to get some finish on it and need to scrape it anyway, but some careful taping can greatly reduce how ardous this task is. Stain has a habit of getting into fine cracks where the binding goes around tight curves as well, so worth trying to keep it off as much as possible. You can scrap it with a razor blade before clearing over everything and it will look great.