On Mon, 30 May 2005 13:00:28 -0500, Duane Bozarth
wrote:

What type of finishes do you typically use?

Tung oil, varnish, wax, .... sometimes stained first, sometimes not
[make my own from pigment & turps.]

And, the advice of Hax isn't directed at the amount but the almost
insane reactions against using anything that some see as the least bit
flammable/toxic/whatever...

Not being paranoic, just judicious. Like working in chemicals labs
taught me ...wash *before* peeing.