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[Strange Design]

We have been working since January on my son's room. I know it seems like it is taking forever, but we have a 1 1/2 year old daughter and 3 1/2 year old son. So basically weekend and late night warriors. The project is finishing an upstairs crawl space and turning it into a play area. We finished my daughters crawl space in December and have been really pleased with the added space.

With my son's room we decided to go a little rustic looking, and actually used HT Oak pallet wood as trim and backing boards. Some of the oak is a cherry oak and some is a lighter golden oak. We then found a nice chuck of solid Mahogany to use as table tops for different play stations throughout his room.

The plan was to just use a paint on poly on all the oak pallet trim. With the Mahogany...I don't really know what way to go. Gathering some information, I have kind of developed a game plan. We plan to do some testing on a scrap piece of Mahogany tonight. Heres the plan...

First sand surface through 220. I have never filled pores before, so I found the video on the Wood Whisper site that showed how to use Danish Oil and sandpaper to fill the pores. So we plan to use cherry danish oil, sand and then seal with a few coats of poly.

I want shine, just not a thick glass type shine. That would throw off the whole rustic theme if it was too nice:) Does it sound like I am on the right track with this? Or is the pore filling even necessary?

[wdwerker]

Filled pores and rustic are opposite ends of the scale. Danish oil and poly will look very nice. Just the danish oil will look nice. Be careful with the rags after using danish oil. Improper rag disposal or storage can cause spontaneous combustion!! ! I hang mine outside on a metal railing spread out flat until dry, then throw them out. An oily rag wadded up and tossed in a corner can generate heat as the finish cures( oxidation) .