Instructions are not always complete. The StewMac Assembly Instructions cover the assembly of items included in the kit. Finishing materials are not part of the kit so they never mention finishing.
They neglected to tell you that finishing needs to precede assembly. It would be beneficial for you to do a trial assembly of many of the components "in the white" so that final assembly proceeds more smoothly with fewer surprises. It would be good to have all holes drilled for mounting screws, etc. before finishing.
If you review the other StewMac kit instructions you will see that the finishing chapter precedes final assembly instructions.
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