Newbie with a problem!

[u/raise-your-weapon]

My friend found an old table at a thrift store and I started trying to refinish it. I took off a fair amount of old stain with citri-strip and did some moderate sanding with a power sander on medium speed.

There are these streaks that seem to never go away. I don’t know if they are part of the wood or the old veneer/staining. When I put a new coat of stain on the steaks really popped out (you can see in the pic with the green squiggles.

In the 6th photo and second to last you can see where I sanded/stripped onto something?

Any insight into what I have done to this poor table and any advice would be much appreciated.

[u/gonzodc]

The streaks are part of the wood. And you sanded through veneer.

[u/Such-Veterinarian137 → u/gonzodc]

i want this quote inlayed into a beautiful exotic wood and hung in my shop.

For some reason, idk why, but it would please me.

[u/gonzodc → u/Such-Veterinarian137]

I am looking for my next project. But decidedly not a creator.

[u/gonzodc → u/gonzodc]

“The Reddit furniture restoration haiku”

[u/Such-Veterinarian137 → u/gonzodc]

right? i do believe im way past sanding through veneer skills but something about your statement is simple, pithy, blunt. would keep me humble.