I rarely use Walnut and I am NOT a good finisher. I do well using oils though. My question is maybe, a bit strange, but what do you experts use on common grade walnut. I say common because it is not black walnut. I tried some of the oil’s I usually use and I thought I could do better. I tried some thinned-out walnut stain and I thought it looked nice. But then, I thought, why should I change the color of a beautiful wood? The grain still shows well but I wonder why I did it. I am not sure I expressed my thoughts very well. I tend to like wood as Mother Nature made it. Is it common for a finisher to stain (any) wood in a color that is basically the same color as what they started with? I think it looks better but not sure why? Hope this makes sense.