Nice white oak

[al.m.. [OP]]

I’m making a few pieces to help expand my nephews kitchen,using white oak he and his dad cut several years ago off their farm.nice stuff,I’ve had a couple pieces in my shop about four years,skip planned it back then and stikered it,still straight as a arrow.was in their barn about seven years before that.its heavy and a bear to work,but what beautiful wood

[John Bartley]

White Oak really is beautiful. It has a smell that is very distinctive when being machined.

[drzaius]

I love the grain, color & smell of white oak.

[Wally in Calgary]

I like it when it's kept not too dark and looks quite natural like this desk.

[beachburl]

Great choice for the drawer front with its figure pointing to the handle.

[Paul O in Paris]

Wally, what finish/sheen did you use? Looks really nice!

Paul

[Wally in Calgary]

Thanks Paul -- IIRC it was a 20 sheen MLC Nitro Lac.

[Paul O in Paris]

Something about the look of old Nitro that modern finishes don't have, especially the low sheen ones like you used Wally. To me it gives a softer more delicate, natural look, especially if the colour is added by way of a toner rather than a stain that usually over-exaggerates the grain. In my experiences with it, I found oak has a number of very subtle textural characteristics that tend to be obliterated by a pigmented stain. But some customers like that "heavy" look, and the paying customer gets what they ask for.

Paul