Oak Finshing Help

I’m not a professional finisher- and don’t even play one on TV- but maybe you could try to lightly reapply some of the stain- and immediately wiping it off completely without time to really penetrate. Maybe a couple of cycles of stain/wipe off may match the color. I would leave the stain dry between cycles to allow for any color change during drying.

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the Universe's finest custom rolling pins.

Lew – Thanks for your reply. I have already tried to lightly reapply the stain—and wipe it off – unfortunately it does not blend in—And I’ve tried repeating the process—but again no luck. The “sanded” area still is lighter and noticable. (or perhaps I’m anal and can see it)

I’m thinking of sanding a much larger area—and then trying to reapply the stain—so that way—it is not as noticable—but am hoping that perhaps there is another trick to it.