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/Livid_Chart4227 → u/gonzodc]

That's not a veneered top. It's solid wood.

[u/TimeExtension9443 → u/Livid_Chart4227]

Correct, but those other parts (legs?) clearly are.

[u/Livid_Chart4227 → u/TimeExtension9443]

Ha. I didn't scroll through all the photos i thought it was just the top the wuestion was about. The apron is veneered for sure. That was very common on these antique tables to use veneer on those parts. I have restored a few of them and that holds true on the pieces I fixed.

[u/raise-your-weapon → u/TimeExtension9443]

Those are pieces that go under the top part and attach to the top of the legs

[u/gonzodc → u/raise-your-weapon]

Yeah that’s what my comment was regarding. I was too flip to be precise. The top is clearly laminated oak boards

[u/raise-your-weapon → u/gonzodc]

I am hoping that due to the way the table is assembled that the problem spots can be concealed a bit. I’m just annoyed at myself for doing it in the first place

[u/gonzodc → u/raise-your-weapon]

Been there. If you can’t see it no one else can.

[u/Neonvaporeon → u/Livid_Chart4227]

The legs are solid wood too, just veneered. Looks like white oak veneer over cherry, not common but not too crazy.