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SteveC1280 wrote:
I just completed a cherry jewelry box for SWMBO with birds-eye maple
drawer
fronts. This is my first cherry project. What do you recommend for
a finish
that will compliment both woods? I don't plan to stain. Yes, I did a
google
search.

My favorite for the last 2 projects is VERY simple...

two coats of Tung Oil (tung oil finish.... the stuff that polymerizes),
then after dry, I use paste wax with 0000 steel wool as the applicator.
I put it on quite heavy, rubbing fairly vigerously, then wipe it off
before it dries with a clean towel. It's INCREDIBLE how smooth this
gets your piece, and there is little aroma when completely wiped down.


I tried that recently, and ended up with tiny little pieces of steel wool in
the grain. I had to resand it out and start again, this time without the
steel wool. Think my steel wool was defective? Did I not use enough paste
wax?