I am looking for some help on the eventual finishing of the dining room table I have been building. Ok, the table has been on hold for months, almost a year now. Back into it to finish for Thanksgiving this year, the problem I have with the top and finish is how to fill the knots. The table is being made out of 8/4 white oak for the top and spalted maple for the legs.
There are a couple very nice knots in the wood and other artifacts from the tree I want to keep. The issue, as you will see in the pictures, is the knots are pretty good size knots, almost all of the way through. I have been told to epoxy them and then finish in poly but I have not been able to get very good answers on what to use.
The plan will be to clear oil base poly the table for the finish. I just don't know what to use to fill the holes and what will be compatible with the poly.
Any help would be great.