Well, it looks like I’ve totally made a dog’s dinner of this. I tried to sand it a bit after I’d already put too much stain into the wood—like sanding toffee—and now it’s marked up like a ski slope in January. I don’t like the Tried and True oil either, as it just seemed to leave the surface greasy. Maybe I’ll just have to bite the bullet, sand the whole thing down deep, and rattle-can it. sigh…

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