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I use Constantine's wood filler for my radios. It is sold in a variety of tints, so I don't stain. I will mention that I have tried other wood fillers, both oil and water based, and none of them worked as well as the stuff Constantine's sells.
If it were my cabinet, I would start with filler, slopping on the stuff with the grain. When it gets a hazy finish, you can start to work with it. You use burlap to take it off, but what gets people is that they think you just wipe the filler off and that is that. You use the burlap to build up a cake of semi-dry wood filler onto it, and you use that cake to WORK the wood filler into the cabinet. I also use a kitchen scraper or credit card to strike some portions level as well.
After filling, sand again and seal. I use a couple of light coats of shellac (I lacquer and shellac with spray cans, no brushing) for this purpose. Now lacquer can be applied. If any areas require opaque toners, I mask off the cabinet and lacquer the opaque toner areas first. Then you can lacquer the whole cabinet with either clear toners, or a clear topcoat. Since you'll be grain filling, I recommend that you do some wet sanding/polishing with rottenstone to get a mirror finish when you're done.
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