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Thanks!! Pretty happy with it! Sounds amazing!!

Thought I’d give you guys an update on the finish. I wish I did a little shellac before staining, and definitely tested a piece of wood beforehand, but I’m otherwise really happy with the results!

How do I know when it’s cured?

On what I hope is my final coat of poly. Curious as to where I go from here? Can I sand after a final coat? What do I do after sanding to clean up the dust and/or buff for satin finish? Do I buff after letting it cure a few days?

Sitting in its(hopefully) last coat of grain filler! Gonna lightly sand shortly and then start with poly! Can’t seem to upload photos from my iPhone but here’s a photo link https://ibb.co/w7SPJKn

I am, I guess I’ll go straight to Poly then!

In the process of grain filling, doing my 4th coat now, problem with clear grain filler is that it’s kind of hard for me to tell whether I’ve sanded enough or not. Should I throw another coat of sanding sealer/shellac after grain filling or can I go straight to wipe-on poly?

Slapped a coat of sanding sealer on but then over sanded and took some stain away, so did some stain touch up and will go straight to grain filling today, maybe wipe on one more coat of sealer.

What is better to use between costs of wipe-on poly?

Just grabbed some satin wipe on poly, steel wool and a bunch more rags. Gotta figure out where I can secure the thing while it cures as well. Gonna grain fill tonight! Stain came out a little splotchy but I’m still happy with how it turned out!

Awesome! Just a quick aside.. would the wipe on poly be an easier option then the tru-oil?

I actually picked up some grain filler based on your recommendation, I got some Aquacoat clear grain filler. Just want to do this right. Thanks a lot for your help thus far.

I’ve got a few weeks. So if I understand correctly, it’s: 1. Grain filler 2. Stain 3. Birch wood Casey sealer and filler 4. Tru oil? Or should I just grain fill, stain, and wax? I’d like to be done January, ideally.

Whatever would be best as a DIY option I should say. I definitely I rely don’t mind wear over time, nor dings and scratches, in fact I prefer them. So that’s a no on wax, yes on true oil? I only have a 3oz bottle of Tru-Oil, should I get a larger bottle?

Thanks! I’m not really worried about getting dings and such, more so anything catastrophic.. That being said now I’m not sure any finish would protect an otherwise catastrophic event. So I guess what would require less maintenance over time.