"Blake Patterson" wrote in message


Would using bowling alley wax _instead_ of finish result in a finished
product that's closer in color to the white wood of the desk? What are
the negatives of using b.a. wax insteead of finish? Typically,
anything I've built and finished, I've applied (after the finish) a
nice layer of b.a. wax to complete the job, per habit of my father with
whome I was introduced to woodworking.

Use a water based polyurethane and it won't darken like the oil based. I'm
not sure what the wax will do, but I think you will still get some
darkening.