![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuAeJ9Rqeo80QQcVM7jDfFPunEGHzVNYvBJ2QI9NjuBQ6cBmH_kQx9aItVWZngX-qFPYo8ZLb_h0IOLPkRie3HUtgXDVz2tBZVme5ELjS5mIHyKaYBLdnSeMOqiIUaMv1rGSTUJCLFRU/s512/232323232%7Ffp6323-%3Enu=32%3C8%3E-84%3E777%3EWSNRCG=337-44-934337nu0mrj.jpg)
The stairs sanded:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8eFyiTc1vY4uOwffQ59u9kPDawkFJRf7aipMjroczFnqvUr7XY-pdRdeFYw34PgqQzjDVNWG-f4Kfmu_hOY1FKIkQ2pUKXubmftXxe_QsEWbApSYXBZthOShX8Afk3f9eaAa5M7kvxs/s512/232323232%7Ffp63246%3Enu=32%3C8%3E-84%3E777%3EWSNRCG=337-4482;6337nu0mrj.jpg)
I ended up doing the first coat of staining last night, and it went a lot better than I thought it would. It still definitely needs a second coat, but I'm feeling *slightly* more confident about my sanding abilities now.
The first coat:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG70baNf-5diISBH39y35S1C4kiVq62LLukNlC7-BLQo5MzDWiomICYH96q1OAZR1iFXsucQbFKXju2xOyrDl0zHYsR_SBy7VZjGMtRg0dnTqW0BR82ay5bRzmH-nO53OyNVNuo40tSQ/s512/232323232%7Ffp63239%3Enu=32%3C8%3E-84%3E777%3EWSNRCG=337-4474;3337nu0mrj.jpg)
Looking good!
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