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I need help on choosing a finish. I had a 3" thick by 9" deep by 72" long red oak cut for my daughters beam fireplace mantle that i am working on now. She wants a low sheen unstained natural look to the wood. I was thinking of a tung oil finish but after reading on the forum of how long it could take (days and or weeks) to get it completed with tung oil i need to have this finished by christmas this year, what other finishes could i use to complete the natural non sheen look that she is wanting? thanks in advance steve n tennessee

 

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Had it cut as in log was felled In 2012 in April laid until may of 2013 saw milled in may of 2013 air dried until august of 2013 kiln dried 21 days in august and air dried again until November 2nd when I started sanding

 

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Tim I say air dry, it was stacked in the barn after the kiln drying for a couple of months .