I got it looking pretty good, with a few splotches, but nothing anyone will notice. Wood is cedar, stain is Solar Lux Medium Brown Mahogany. second pic taken with flash, but colors are pretty accurate in both pics. I had a few spots where some glue showed through, but I was able to quickly sand through and reapply stain pretty well to fix them.

Eric

: I use a rag to apply it. I get the rag good and wet with the stain and work
: very fast, and then plan on two coats. I have gone over the whole thing
: after with the Solar Lux Reducer which helped even things out well - your
: use of water probably did the same. I don't think water would work once
: the stain is truly dry.