tiredofspam nospam.nospam.com writes:

On 2/19/2012 10:31 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 2/18/2012 3:42 PM, Steve Barker wrote:
I'm fixin' to sculpture some stair treads from some rough cut red oak i
practically stole from an Amish auction ( 85 cents per BF). What i need
to know is what finish i can use that meets the following criteria:

1. not water based poly
2. natural (as clear as oil based can do)
3. not too slick to sock feet

What all sane floor finishers use ... polyurethane. Follow the
instructions on the can.

What all finishers used to use before POLY? Shellac.

So why did they switch to POLY? Because shellac is inferior
for that application.

scott