The Experiment

I did an experiment and confirmed that there is absolutely "NO SANDING BETWEEN STAINING". The only time I can do the sanding is between the finishing coat after staining. The material used are called fininsh, varnish or polyurethane. They, in fact, all serve the same purpose - giving a protective coat on furniture. There are a variety of choice when it comes to finish: oil based, water based, satin, semi gloss, and gloss. If I have known all these from the beginning, I would have picked the water based wood STAIN and FINISH becasue it takes less time to dry. Oh, well... that's the fun part of it - learning from mistakes! :)