Finishing The Purse Tree

I applied a second coat of stain yesterday and it helped a little.  As you can see the maple does have some light and dark areas.  If I use maple again I will apply a clear finish only.

Today, I applied the first coat of clear finish.  I'm going to apply three coats.  I like to use tung oil.  It was introduced to me by my friend Jay Fowler.  It's a centuries old finish developed by the Chinese. It gives a durable hand rubbed finish with a luster that is easily applied... Brush it on, let it penetrate and wipe off the excess.    If a scratch occurs in the future, simply wipe some tung oil on it and it is repaired.  The shop is now closed... tomorrow golf!