On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:32:52 -0300, "Don Richard"
wrote:

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 ???


Shellac is good. Thin it down for the interior, similar to a spit
coat used inside drawers. Or, you can use (pharmacy-grade) mineral
oil.