Grateful for advice - oak doors


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I’d be v grateful for some expert advice! 
Finally getting around to finishing some engineered oak doors with some danish oil. Brought unfinished - I think - and lightly sanded off some marks - mainly finger grime - before using the danish oil. The sanded areas, however, are discoloured compared to the rest of the door. Used a clear danish, thinking that was best. Oh Lordy. 10 more doors and I’ve already hit a problem on the first. Tried a couple of coats but issue persists. Should the whole door be sanded, I’d that the problem? 
 

Thank you, enormously, in advance. 

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27 minutes ago, curlyoak said:

On the last picture the hung door looks upside-down.

I also had thought that on first glance but if you were to take the top panel out and replace it with an arts & craft style leaded pane then to me the door is in the right orientation.   I think the fact that it is a wood panel instead of glass kind of throws the thinking off.  Arts & Crafts entry doors have a similar style to it as the one above.

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7 minutes ago, Chet said:

I also had thought that on first glance but if you were to take the top panel out and replace it with an arts & craft style leaded pane then to me the door is in the right orientation.   I think the fact that it is a wood panel instead of glass kind of throws the thinking off.  Arts & Crafts entry doors have a similar style to it as the one above.

It’s the handle in the top third rather than the bottom third that draws the eye. 

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We have some solid oak doors in that style being made in our shop at the moment.

I like the design and they are hung correctly!

As mentioned before, ssnding could be required but with extreme caution. Also, your abrasive is going to clog like crazy.

I would also look to use OSMO Poly X oil.

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