Finished with several coats of wipe-on polyurethane.
No stain was used. Finished the finish by buffing
lightly by hand with a slurry of 4F pumice and water.
I am showing off the grain of the table top in this picture.
The top came out looking better than I thought it wood!
There are a few dark spots (pitch
pockets) that look like little raisins in the grain that at first I
didn't like, but after the finish was applied they look awesome!