Hello,
I've recently glued up my top for a table which is ~ 3' x 8' and made out of wormy maple. Some of the boards are fabulous in character, and some of them have some graying that some feel is a drawback of this particular wood. I don't mind it, but if I wanted to, is there any way to get rid of it or at least lessen the hue? Would bleech do crazy things to it? I believe the graying is from moisture when the tree was growing.
Also, being wormy maple, there are small holes in the wood. Is there anything I should do to either fill or seal these?
I'd like to keep the finish natural, but give it a somewhat glossy appearance. Would Boiled Linseed Oil do the trick?
Thanks!
P.S. I haven't decided if I'm going to do breadboard ends yet, but I might use some walnut on the ends to compliment the darker parts of the wormy. I have to clean the walnut up and see how it looks next to it.