Maple is famous for blotching due to parts of the grain being very dense---causing stains to sit on the surface and not be absorbed into the wood. When that happens, the stain does actually dry, but acts more like paint than stain.

You might try removing the oil finish and using a dye instead of a stain. You should be able to sand away most of the stain before using the dye. Then let the dye dry for several days and apply the finish.

In the future, always try the stain/finish process on some scrap---that will show any problems.

handymac...thanks for the information. How would I go about removing the oil? Also, what do you mean by dye? I am not familiar with wood dyes. Thanks!

Hi,
You have already realized that the stain was not fully cured, allowing the solvent in the watco to do its thing, and dissolve the stain. What should have been done immediately was to wipe off the oil with lacquer thinner. Wait a half hour and repeat. You could then have applied some more stain and worked it until the color matched the un-oiled ones. Then, wait until the cure time is met. These cabinets would have oiled just like the others a week before. It may now be too late to do anything but resort to a chemical stripper (instead of lacquer thinner) to remove as much of the oil as you can, and re-stain.
Best of luck.
Casey