Between 2006 and 2008, the door had probably 10 coats of Olympic dark brown something butt ugly stain on it. The thing is, at that point I didn't know I had to wipe it off. So, stain, wipe-on poly, again and again. Did I mention again?

BTW. That Mixwax wipe-on poly that's supposed to give a hand rubbed finish? Huh? Still waiting.

Anyway, I sanded the heck out of it. I couldn't get into some of the detail, and there's definitely little tiny bits in the deeper pores. However, it's gorgeous.

I started my normal vacillating about what finish was what and what would last, blah blah blah.

Finally, I just finished putting a coat of Australian Timber Oil on it. It is stunning. The grain is gorgeous, the bits of stain and a band around a raised panel detail look just fine.

I'm calling it my reclaimed Mahogany door. After all. It was bound for the reuse center, since I couldn't strip it, I hated it as it was, and I had nothing to lose.

Green, reclaimed, whatever. It's now a door I love. Just gotta do the sidelights.