door for my new smokehouse

[artmo]

building a smokehouse out of block and faced with creek rock that i hand picked from my creek. door will be 2" -32"wide by 6'6"tall. friend at a local sawmill is going to mill the boards. we're not sure of the wood yet-maybe sassafrass,persimmon,wh. oak. whatever has good grain.
i want a rustic look-the house is behind my log barn. will probably have to dry these boards for a fair amt. of time(?) to preclude warpage.a blacksmith is forging the mounting hardware. will probably use 1" dowels to fasten the boards together along with a strong glue(?).not looking for a book-matched,perfectly flat door-just something that will look good.
as for finish,i'm not sure. would many coats of tung oil work or how about sloshing on a mix of turps,linseed oil and a light stain? any other suggestions?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Take a few pieces of " PRACTICE WOOD". Stain, paint, varnish, oil it, beat it with a chain or do what ever you like to your practice wood to find the look you want. Then when you find your look....apply it to your project. 

P.S. I've always liked tongue oil on a lot of wood.