Other than ammonia fuming, which I have no desire to try, I am looking for advice on finishing schedules that have been done on QSWO. I have made sample boards of several ideas that I had. Nice, but that really doesn't show what the whole piece will look like. I am torn between the safe and always successful oil finish with wipe on ploy or staining to bring out the ray fleck more, then topcoating. On my sample boards a Waterlox Original S/F and Watco Natural Danish Oil really added nothing to the wood. In my stain collection a Early American Minwax stain really showed off the ray fleck. Jeff Hewitt recommend sealing with Waterlox S/F and then using a Walnut gel stain to highlight the grain, and then topcoating with more Waterlox. I am not a huge fan of staining wood, I like to show the natural beauty of the wood, but I have spent a large amount of time on this project and I want it to be the best it can be.
Thanks in advance for any advice/ideas that you can offer :-D
Dave
Thanks in advance for any advice/ideas that you can offer :-D
Dave