"Don Richard" wrote in message
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I have just finished a bread box for my son
It is made from pine and finished with minwax stain and a water based
varathane clear
Problem is smell from pine or finish seems to enter breads put in box What
should I use for finish ???


It may not be too late to put a couple of coats of shellac on it. That what
I'd use in place of the poly to start with. Time will help also. Leave it
open to the air for a few weeks.