I was finishing a hard maple table with waterlox original brushed on, not thinned. I waited anywhere from 24 to 72 hours between coats and applied perhaps 4-5 coats...only enough to get through the point where the finished look even in gloss. That was five weeks ago and the finish is still very soft. I applied the same amount of finish to a scrap piece just to test rubout techniques and it cannot even be sanded without pilling up into little rubber balls...and it takes almost no effort at all to stand all the way through and strip the finish...it doesn't seem very durable.
Did I simply apply too much or is something else possibly wrong?