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We've done both. In our current house we have only used Tung oil with great results. They weren't too bad as far as nicks and stains, so Tung oil was the perfect (and cheaper) solution to refinishing them. It's a good workout though, you rub it on then need to buff it a few minutes later so it's nice and smooth.

For our new house we just finished (moving soon), we used an all natural polyurethane made from whey (yes, from cheese processing), called Vermont Natural Coatings. The entire house was done with this and so far so good, and the store that we buy it from says they've had nothing but good reviews so far. No, I'm not connected to the company, but I do live in Vermont, so was also very happy to support a local company :-)