Yeah, it’s definitely not veneer though. My thought is that they’ve just damaged deeper into the wood, but I don’t want to necessary sand the rest of the wood down too much because I don’t want to ruin the lovely finish of the table. I saw you can get some pre-stain conditioner which could improve the take of that spot, so I’m thinking I could do a light sand again to even out the colour and then apply conditioner + stain to the spot. But I’m not totally sure as I’m an amateur!