Been raining on & off the past couple of days and as I prefer to sand outside no more progress. Have wiped it down with turps a few times and goof off in a few areas near the binding but will have to wait until the final bit of flame top has been sanded off to make sure it is ready for some stain.

Needs a bit of grain filling so I will tint some natural timber mate the same colour as the stain to see how that turns out on scrap timber first as not sure how it will penetrate once fully cured?