On Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:49:40 PM UTC+1, wrote:

Hey.... slow down.... too much detail to process from you all at
once....

Are you finishing a front door? a table top? a sea sloop? A jewelry
box? A toilet seat? A pen? An outdoor shelf?

Well no firm plans at the minute, but one day I hope to finish a
bog seat. Who wouldn't?!


Questions like your are akin to "hey, I'm gonna do some painting, and
I like the shiny stuff. Can anyone recommend a type of paint and a
color, too?"

Yes.

I was arsing around with an old floorboard the other day, and I ended up
spilling some CA on to it. I had previously heard of people using CA as
a finish, but I had not paid much attention. However, the finish that
resulted on this floorboard was wonderful, so I had a litle experiment - I
sanded a patch down and gave it two coats of CA (with a light sanding
inbetween). The wood took on a lovely wet-look with a nice matt or silk
finish, depending on how I sanded it up. It seemed to be fairy durable,
too, as wacking it with a hammer didn't do too much other than a few
small dents.

The reason I ask about alternatives is that the glue isn't the cheapest way
of finishing a door, for example, but it seems like it would be quite
suitable - good looking and (possibly?) durable (the piece of floorboard is
now outside to see what the weatehr does to it) so if this finish was
already well-known and there were any alternatives, I was curious.

I DO actually have two external doors to refinish (when it warms up), so
asking now seemed like a good idea in preparation.

Thanks for your reply.