I tell you what - I've done wood working my entire life, and I've never seen a finish such a pain in the a$$ to work with. Unevenness, lots of sanding, and the worst, instantly gluing the latex glove to the scales.

Two identical applications, two completely different outcomes. One application and the CA smooths out well, I have working time, everything going great. The exact same applicx glation, the moment my glove hits the stream of CA, it is instantly bonded to the scale.

Sanding...well, there's an interesting art - sand it one time, and it smooths out nicely (when I'm not sanding latex glove off the scale), sand the next time, I have white patches that don't seem to go away.

I think I'm going to be using Tung Oil or Conservator's wax in the future, because even though the scales may come out shinny and waterproof, it really can't be worth the effort.

...or, I'm perfectly willing to hear that I'm obviously doing something wrong?

Mark