Bench Progress

I got to work on the bench I'm building some more this evening.... Here it is after I cut the back down a bit... I think it looks much better now... (and no, the cat is not real) Here it is after a coat of wood conditioner... I kinda like this look.... And the next two are after the first coat of stain. I'll do another coat tomorrow after work and then decide how much more this needs.... It's almost finished!