Is this for the scratchie? What woods did you end up using for the body? If it's a mixture of open and closed pore woods, you could get quite different results on the closed pore than the open pore wood, which might look odd.

The closed pore won't take much of the Timbermate, whereas the open pore will. If all closed pore, it could look very effective. If all open pore, you'd might be better going for a straight stain then sanding back. It's not a veneer, so you don't have to worry about sanding through.