rookhawk
AH ambassador
It's not clear to me whether it was refinished...I think not. It is definitely a satin finish.View attachment 541225View attachment 541227
I tend to agree, either not refinished or refinished poorly with tru-oil or other gloppy polymerized finish.
The wood under that stain is FAR better than the pictures reveal. If you have patience (skill not required, just patience) you could turn that into a XX masterpiece. Lift the stain. Sand residue at 800 grit (you can't remove anything). Use a border checkering file to square the border grain (slow and you can't mess this up) and then apply a coat of BLO, then lay up and card off an oil finish, 5-8 coats, even of timberluxe, and that grainfill will pop. Its the nicest factory stock I've ever seen on a #1.