Jeesbus you raped the other guy <| sep |> Frankie you gettin that flop ? <| sep |> it is , it is <| sep |> I bet you ' re fun at parties aren ' t you ? <| sep |> This is what raises concern . THIS . <| sep |> I ' m having some frustration with the wood changing tone from convex to concave curves . Has anyone found a good way to even this kind of thing out ? I applied a dark water based stain not shown in the picture which sort of helped , but didn ' t like the way it looked . I had to lay it on so thick it might as well have been painted . I was thinking that some paste wood filler might help , but haven ' t tried that yet . The pictured piece is cherry . I ' ve seen this on other wood species , but not nearly as glaring . Edit Thanks in advance for any suggestions . I ' ll be sure to post pictures and descriptions of whatever I try .