A piece of Sapele spoke to me last week and ended up in my truck. I'm going to use it for an entryway table top. The table base is metal, something my wife commissioned years ago.
The table top doesn't get any wear, it just has a few pretty things on top of it, so durability isn't very important.
I don't want to darken the piece much if any more than it is, but wouldn't mind accentuating the grain a little.
Before I start my own experiments, I was curious what others have used on Sapele.
FWIW, my go-to finish is Arm-R-Seal, but I have some GF poly, tung oil, and BLO on the shelf.
Cheers,