Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
Board – sapele and maple. Inlays – cherry, padauk, walnut. I had fun trying to finish using shellac. Sapele have big pores while maple does not. almost two weeks of frustration (even tried French polishing – unsuccessful due to luck of patience). End up sanding down to bare wood (shellac appears to be a good sealer) and use wipe-on poly. 3 days and 5 layers gave me that “French” polishing I was after for. For now on just wipe-on poly.