I'm about to finish construction and sanding on a 38"x80" cherry countertop of our kitchen island. There is an electric cooktop in this island, no sink. The finish plan, I have sanded the top to 320 and bottom to 12O, was planning to apply coats of Waterlox Sealer/Finish and then a coat of Waterlox Satin Finish to tone down the gloss. I have some cutoffs for finish testing. My wife has asked about if we may need to apply a stain to even out the color. Not sure I want to apply stain on this project but if testing we decide to stain, is it acceptable to apply an oil based stain between the Waterlox Sealer/Finish and the Satin finish? Will this sealer stop blotching if we apply stain? Recommendations appreciated.

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