Ryan wrote:

I'm making shelves out of maple plywood with black walnut laminated on
the edges. I'm thinking of using danish oil and then waxing them.
Wouldn't you know it, I was looking through a magazine a couple of weeks
ago that had something in it about using automotive wax finishes on wood
but now I can't find it in the store. I don't remember the name of the
magazine but would like to know if someone has it and would let me know
which woodworking magazine it was or at least tell me which automotive
wax finish would be suitable for my project.

Ryan

There is lots of furniture wax out there which is designed for this use.
Usually you'll get a Carnuba, beeswax mix with some solvents to make it
speadable. I've just been learning about applying waxes over varios
finishes and I recommend you let you oil cure for at least a couple of
weeks before applying wax otherwise it may never dry properly. Also do
thin coats of wax (3 is a nice number) and let the waxes cure at least a
couple of hours between coats. I've been applying the first coat with
0000 steal wool and it works great for smoothing out any imperfections.

JC