I finally finished my initial project. One "discovery" was that I found it better and easier to use copper sponges (just for the really dirty and damaged parts before the first coat) and steel wool instead of sandpaper. I used semi-gloss oil-based polyurethane, so it's very shiny 
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Anyway, thanks for the help on this one. Now I'm moving on to my next project: re-finishing my breakfast room table. Unlike the other project, this wood HAS been finished before.
-How deeply do I need to sand? (do I need to completely remove the previous/original finish?)
-Is there a functional difference between semi-gloss, satin, matte, etc. finishes? (this will get even more day-to-day usage/wear-and-tear than the cabinets, so I want to make sure it's not sticky, it's very water resistant (currently it does get little water stain rings if you leave a drink sitting on it too long), and durable).
-There's a big scratch on one of the extender planks, any tips for how I fix that up a bit?
Below are pix of the finished cabinets/drawer project.
Below those are two pix of the worn/faded breakfast room table top (to the left) compared with the more preserved/protected extender plank (to the right --- which was stored and rarely used). The third pic is a close up of the scratch on the extender. I began scrubbing w/ steel wool at some of the damage/wear on the table top (to the left) so it looks a bit worse than it did. I might not even touch the extender planks as they will not be used much if at all, but I thought the comparison might be useful. FWIW, I'm not too aesthetically concerned with matching the extender planks with the rest of the table.
Thanks in advance for any additional advice!
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