I am having quartersawn white oak baseboards installed in a conference room at work and I need to instruct the carpenters on how to finish it. I know how to get that fumed look on furniture but I don't need such a dramatic effect in this application and I don't want to have 2/3rd of the cost in the finishing labor.
Are there any tricks / recipes out there that I can have the carpenter use that will both quick to apply, darken the wood a bit, show the rays and be durable for the baseboard application?
THX