u/Few-Independence-301

Hi everyone,

I'm refinishing a desk from the 1800s and accidentally sanded through the veneer on this drawer. When I first tried staining it, these weird patterns came through. I thought I hadn't sanded enough, but now I have almost sanded through the whole front piece and the pattern still appeared when I stained it a second time.

**Is there a way I can even out the coloring without painting/veneering this? (**This currently has 2 layers of gel stain, as I thought the gel might cover it better than oil.)