Quote Originally Posted by dozymuppet View Post
I think you can go straight to wipe on poly (or tru oil) from there, and you'll start seeing the depth appear. No need for any other oil between the stain and the clear (unless I'm missing a trick).

The only caveat is that a can't quite see how even that colour is applied. If you were to apply another layer of stain, if at all possible I'd sand back the existing layer ever so slightly and carefully. I put a massive asterisk on this advice though, as I don't want you ruin your veneer.

Edit: Looking great though! Gives me hope for my current project.
Thanks Dozy,

Gave it a very light going over with the 400 and added another coat of red to give it a darker look. Who knows what it will look like once it gets some clear on it, but it's in the ballpark of what I was going for so happy to have got this far without destroying the veneer.