On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:32:59 -0500, -MIKE-
Feeling passive aggressive?

Well, you see Mike, it doesn't help too much to start off with an
insult. It's you who appears to be trying to exacerbate this
discussion into full blown argument.

Any arguing is inferred on your part, perhaps due to my previous
reply.... which leads to my second point.

You see, you keep telling me things that I've experienced and that I
must be mistaken. I tell you what I'VE experienced and you keep
telling me I'm wrong, just like the style bit that powered down on me.
You weren't there so there's not much you can say to refute my
experience. And you wonder about arguing? I suggest you have a good
hare look in the mirror.

them and believe it. This is one reason I don't mind loudly calling
"BULL****" on these grossly exaggerated claims in the albeit naive hope
that I can stop them before they become the mythical wives tales of
tomorrow.

Cast iron can rust or crack and fail in a number of ways. Your
insinuation that it's "BULL****" is outright "CRAP" and you don't know
what you're talking about.

Depends on the wood, the finish, etc, etc, etc.
If you bothered to read my reply instead of getting all offended, you'd
see I explicitly referred to painted surfaces, not stain.

And you chose to ignore the full intent of the question when I asked
him how the counter sunk nails were finished.

You asked the question, "Was the edging painted or finished with
something else?" I was offering my advice for paint. I have yet to find
a paint that sticks to wax.

And even there, you appear to be ill experienced. Yes, painted
surfaces can experience the problems you mentioned. But, that takes
time. I've filled nail holes (yes with my wax sticks) and they HAVE
taken paint very well. Well, enough in fact that it's been a number of
years on several projects and the counter sunk nails have not shown
themselves. ~ a number of years that were not indicated by the
original poster.