John - If you say it's good, then I'm good. Plus you've cleared up another dilemma/knowledge gap for me. Without filling grain to rub out, I can use steel wool on unfilled surface to rub out and eliminate dust mites and finish defects/bubbles. Only need to fill pre-rubout when I want the dead flat texture for the surface. Which I sometimes do.

Youse guys are all about making my life easier. Ima keep paying attention.

A lot changed in my world with the move to a condo, which forced a switch in finish materials and methods, and overall WW methods and techniques. I feel like I'm playing catchup on a lot of stuff that was missed when I was forced to take time off. I don't mind - for me these days its as much about the process as the product. I get reeeeaaaal bored doing something the Nth time, so education for the sake of education is cool.