Got off work a little early for once. So I decided to start the tops. Pulled them downstairs, sanded to 320, took the top leading edge off, sanded the end grain, and decided to make a wipe on poly for a finish. This way I should get a much more even coat without brush strokes. Oil based satin clear polyurethane mixed with mineral spirits. One coat applied waiting for it to fully cure then to sand it again with 320 or I’m going to try this 0000 steel wool “sanding” and see if that is any better. We shall see