Meranti finish

[DollarMac]

I have a meranti pine table which is sanded back to a beautiful light pinkish colour. How can I add a finish - oil, lacquer, etc - without darkening it or making it look reddish? I really want a natural look.

 

[ColeyS1]

Welcome to the forum.
Osmo raw sounds like what you're after - https://www.osmouk.com/sitechapter.cfm? ... 2&page=312

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[Ttrees]

Meranti pine?
Meranti is a Philippine hardwood.
Is it a meranti top you have, with pine legs?

 

[DollarMac]

My error. It’s Meranti.

 

[thetyreman]

I've used pure tung oil on meranti and it looked good, it's quite open grained so after the second layer I used 600 grit with the oil on it and wet sanded the dust into the pores, works well and you end up with a natural 'in the wood' look, if that's what you are going for.

 

[Ttrees]

Ben, have you got a piccy of it?
And has it got a knock atall, as examples of meranti I have are quite a bit soft.
Thanks
Tom

 

[thetyreman]

Breadboard End Chopping Board in Light and Dark Red Meranti by Ben Tyreman, on Flickr

Poor Man's Rebate Plane in Meranti/Oak by Ben Tyreman, on Flickr

Burger Flipper/Spatula in Flamed Meranti by Ben Tyreman, on Flickr

all three of these objects were finished using the methods I said.