Any stain you put ON TOP of the existing finish will rub off on your hands and clothing. When you try to put a finish ON TOP of a stain that was put ON TOP of the existing finish, it washes most of it off, unless you spray it on(ugh). Been there, done that. Start over.
JR
I always had thought that, too; then I was educated. The attached pic was finished by one of the better stockmakers in the USA, he applied finish to the wood, then stained, then the final finish coats were applied. I asked why he did it that way and he told me it is a way to eliminate the blotchiness that sometimes occurs when staining bare wood.
