I went to a local saw mill that had a 7" long 9" wide and 2" thick piece of mahogany. It has been kiln dried and cured in stacks for at least 10 years. I cut the board to 4 feet to use as a mantle piece above my gas fireplace. I used oak wood 4-6" wide 7" long as a background from floor to ceiling. about 9" used a light stain came out great. My question is what to do with the mahogany. I was thinking just sand it smooth than use a polyurethane matte on the board. I have read that mahogany is very porous and i should use wood filler, stain it than lacquer or poly it do i need to do all that or just sanding and poly with a matte finish. Board is beautiful the grains look amazing i don't want to get a bunch of stuff on it and take away from the beauty. Any ides of another technique?
below is a pic of the mahogany that is left after cutting from 7' may make nice shelves with it the other is the wall i built around fireplace. just to show i would hang mahogany between the tv and fireplace.
thank you for any tips or suggestions
thank you chris
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