Quote Originally Posted by Rogerson785 View Post
The stain is by Minwax, Poly Shades Bombay Mahogany Satin #380, it is not my favorite way to stain and seal wood but if you are pressed for time then this is great stuff.
I'm not in the least pressed for time-- we started the project in May and it will finish up towards the end of January. What would you suggest as a better stain than the Minwax? Around here, if you can't get it at Lowes most folks assume that it's not available. My attitude is if you can't get it at Lowes, where can you get get it? Then I go get it.

And I commiserate with you over the holes left by the nail gun. I'm currently rewaxing and buffing more than 300 tiny nail holes in the gilding strips that edge the wall paper in my drawing room, in the hopes that they will fill up and VANISH!