I'm helping my son make a dining room table that he gave his wife for Christmas (at least we had the top mostly done by then so she saw more than a pile of sticks). He is making it out of red oak. He would like to use a pore filler on the table. I've never used a pore filler as I haven't worked with oak in over 20 years.
What are folks' favorite pore fillers? He's trying to decide whether to go with a color matched filler or a color contrasting filler. My sense is that he and his wife will land on the second as she tends to like bold grain patterns.
btw, I've read many articles about finishing walnut, but I haven't found many about finishing oak. A few on fumed finishes for craftsman/stickely stuff.