Today, while on the phone, i had a much appreciated customer and gentleman in a discussion about finishing wood and the best applications of various types.
We discussed these various finish methods and i thought i would share some ideas about finishing wood with him. Along the way of doing so i thought it would perhaps be a good idea to share some of those with some others...here goes.
In short, most woods really benefit from a deep penetrating oil based finish.

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This is a synthetic finish--(in the middle of this blank) compared to a natural oil--on either side.