Varnish or wax on oak doors?

[Victor8181]

I'm more tempted by varnish to make them harder wearing and not have to repeat the waxing regularly.

Anyone got any experience of varnishing them - i.e. did you stain or wax first to give a better colour?

[B17NNS]

Personally I'd much prefer to see a wax finish or maybe some Danish oil.

[Zip106]

Plain oak?

All you'll ever need is 2 or 3 coats of OSMO oil.

http://www.osmouk.com/osmopolyx.cfm?chapter=29

[Victor8181]

Doesnt wax and oil attract dust and grubby marks? The house is being renovated so there's going to be some dust knocking around - is a waxed or oiled door easy to wet wipe?

[giw12]

Not with the Osmo stuff...dries lovely and looks great. I've used it on exotic wood, oak and pine and it'll be going on my oak front door once i get the time and some warmer weather.

[Victor8181]

Is OSMO much different than Danish oil? I've used that on a door before and got pretty good results