And its finished. Or at least I'm calling it finished. I used General Finishes water-based stain which I'm not overly thrilled with. It kind of reminds me of the Minwax Polyshades product in that it sat on the surface and didn't soak in. It was also very hard to get even. Then my first coat of USL had more orange peel than I would like. I tried to sand some out in a place that wouldn't show, but almost instantly I sanded right through the stain in some high spots in the grain. I went ahead and sprayed 2 more coats which helped level things but there is is still a lot and I'm afraid to wet sand for fear of sanding through.