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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Picalilli" data-source="post: 1413059" data-attributes="member: 35122">Hi Not sure if this query really sits well on a woodworking forum, but I’ve been wanting to get started with woodworking anyway so seemed like a decent forum to join in preparation for that, and thought it would be a good place for advice on wood fonishanyway!I’ve been working on stripping the old layers of paint and varnish from the wooden handrail on my stairs bannister with a heat gun. I can’t be sure but I think it’s mahogany (photos attached)now that the thick is off Im planning to sand it down and clean with wire wool and white spirit (unless there’s a more suitable cleaning product?)My quandary is what product to use when it’s ready to be finished? I want to try and keep the natural appearance of the wood as much as possible, and would prefer a Matt finish, so I’m not keen on varnish (but I’ve read that people just have a bad idea of varnish due to it often being applied badly).I’m leaning towards either danish oil or hard wax oil (like osmo or Liberon)...any advice on the pros and cons of these? Or anything else I should consider?</blockquote>

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