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3 - Since tung oil is meant to soak into the wood and varnish seals
the wood and forms a film finish over the wood putting the oil on top
of the varnish would be an exercise in futility.

Oddly enough I've been told some folks use oil over shellac and like
the results. I haven't tried it myself.

But shellac AFTER oil can be a nice treatment. Rubbed out with a nice wax,
after curing, and you get a pleasing finish. Not 'poly-tough', but nice
for many applications not subject to heavy use.

Patriarch