Toby, get a fine spray / mist bottle with water to raise the grain. Let the water dry off before sanding. Sand with the grai direction. I use 150 then 240 then 400.
Rather than steel wool (which get embedded in the fibres and rusts) get some synthetic steel wool. I normally use the 3m pads, grey is about 600grit and white is around 1000 grit. They last a lot longer, and you can rinse them...
Get all the scratches from the previous grit out before moving to next higher grit. Look at the stock in different light and different angles to find all the scratch marks...
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