What e some different ways to treat unfinished wooden furniture?
What with modern wood finishing products these days (and I’ve tried a LOT of them) there’s two that I fall back on most…there’s a water based polyurethane at about $9.00 a quart, in both satin and gloss that is fast drying with no (or very little) odor…several coats with fine grit sandpaper between…and you get an excellant finish…water and stain resistent… The finish I prefer…if I have the time and desire to do it…is the old fashioned Butchers wax….stain the unfinished piece the shade you want…then from there it’s mainly elbow grease…I had a coffee table I made twenty years ago with 6 coats of the butchers wax on it and the finish stayed with just regular dusting…I love the stuff for “good” pieces…and people jst don’t seem to appreciate the good ole hand finished products today.
