Why do so many guys sand to 220 before stain and wonder why it looks blotchy?
I was at a shop in Grand Rapids back in 2009 and an old timer watched me take cherry up to 220 grit before stain, and he just shook his head and handed me a scrap he had finished at 150. Same board, same stain, and mine came out muddy and streaky while his looked like it had depth and figure. So what grit do you all actually stop at for cherry and maple, and did anyone teach you the hard way like he taught me?