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Thanks for all the replies, they have all been very helpful! I finished sanding back and removing all the varnish. I made sure to work methodically over the whole piece working up in grit getting it all nice and smooth and removing any signs of the varnish and try to work over the whole piece...

Yeah I probably will do that, I plan to use it but I the desk is why I got the wood so better to test on that suppose.

I'm not sure it had any old varnish. When I started sanding the wood first time round the colour and character didn't change as I sanded it smooth. After looking into Danish Oil I think this might be more suitable. I like the colour and look of the raw wood but just want to protect it. But...

Anyone have any other ideas for protecting Iroko other than a poly varnish? Ideally without staining/changing the colour. Could wax work?

It's a wickes clear satin poly varnish. It says it's solvent based

OK. Would another type of finish be more appropriate for Iroko? I'm going to be using the desk in my home office which will sit my computer and printer. I like the colour and look of the wood without any varnish but want to protect it from use. I've read about pre-stain wood conditioners...

OK, thanks for the identification. Is the oily nature of the wood the potential cause for the discolouration? The oil on the wood preventing even abortion of the varnish? Would the cellulose sanding sealer help even out the varnish stain and colour?

Hi, first post here apologies if asking for help is poor etiquette or this is the wrong sub-forum. I've just started my first 'proper' wood work project - building a desk for a home office. Nothing fancy just a table top and square metal tubing in a rectangle shape for support. I managed to...