A dark colored penetrating oil is a good finish when you want a dark oak. If you want to varnish the wood, use satin varnish. You can apply filler before varnishing to make the pores less noticeable, but some texture will usually still show through the top coat. Because of its light color, white oak is a good choice for pastel or pickled finishes. The white pigments in the finish will accumulate in the open grain. emphasizing the grain pattern.
White oak stains well and can be stained any shade from light to dark.
Its pores art large, but they re filled with small fibers. These fibers will trap filler, making it easier to fill the grain of white oak. If you carefully fill the grain with paste wood filler, you can give white oak a high-gloss finish. It looks particularly nice when rubbing varnish or lacquer is used and the finish is rubbed with rubbing compound. It works well with pastel finishes.