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Originally Posted by glatt
Oak is good too, but you might want to consider filling the pores before finishing it. There are several ways to do this. You can use a filler like this. Or start off with a thick layer of shellac, or just build up multiple layers of varnish or poly, sanding between each application. |
No, nay, nix, do not fill the pores. That's what makes oak, um oak. It's what gives it character, without grain it might as well be Formica.
That would be like painting curly maple white, spackling a pressed tin ceiling, or doing a Leopard with Miss Clairol.
You can do from a light (natural) finish all the way to a deep mahogany red, and it will still be oak and beautiful.