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Tru oil does leave a nice finish but if the wood is very dense and hard it won't penetrate, at least on that southern live oak heart wood. That stuff is the hardest, densest wood I've ever worked...

I use a brush on poly. It leaves a really nice finish but it takes some practice to get it right. I usually put a coat and sand to opaque a couple of times then put a very thin coat of some...