My process has changed a little from stock to stock but basically I apply a couple thinned coats to help seal the stock. Then I wet sand about 3 coats to fill the grain. After that I just start to apply more coats of whatever finish I am using until I feel that it looks like enough. After that is where I am running into trouble.
With the stock I'm doing now I have just been putting thinner and thinner coats on, but like I said, I am getting just real fine lines that you can only see if you hold at the right angle under the light. That's why I'm thinking I need to do some type of polishing step or something to give it that final smooth finish.
