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be used to hold toiletry type stuff in the bathroom so it might get
occasional water sprayed or splashed on it. Do you think I would be better



Hi Jim

Add a coat or three of a good quality paste wax and a very rigorous
schedule of inspection and renewal you could probably be able to get
away with it.

Your real problem would come from standing water left from wet items put
into the closed cabinet. All in all it would probably be more of a
hassle then it would be worth.

However should you decide the oil finish was worth the effort I'd
suggest a Danish oil rather then a straight oil. Danish oils don't have
the resin content of a true varnish but they do have some which will
afford a bit more protection then straight oil would.

What you can do is use a coat or two of oil to enhance the grain then
varnish the piece or go with an oil/wax and see how it stands up. You
can, after removing the wax, always apply a varnish later if the
conditions in the bath prove, as I suspect they will, too much for the
oil only finish.

Good luck

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MikeG
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net