This is my very first post. I've learned a lot by spending time here and appreciate the wealth of knowledge.
I have two problems... First since I don't want this to ever happen again I would appreciate thoughts on what might have caused the staining pattern. I flattened two thick cherry rounds and applied the BLO that you get at Lowes. I've done this before which has worked beautifully. I liked how the end grain soaks in the BLO and helped stabilize the wood... and helped bring out the color. Not this time though! The only thing that I can think of that I may have done differently was to apply BLO the same day I flattened the top and bottom with a router.
In looking closely at the pattern i really don't think it is brush marks. The staining showed up the same day. It almost looks like a flame pattern (ironically).
The next problem will be removing the stains which will not be fun if I have to sand or remove another layer of wood due to the BLO. I've tried Mineral Spirits, Clorox, and Sanding. Sanding is the only thing that helps, but it will be a long process because of how the BLO gums up the sander.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.