Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/finishing bare wood

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Expert: - 9/5/2009


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I am stripping a cherry four poster bed and would like to leave it with a "bare wood" finish.  My husband suggested several coats of vegetable oil.  What is the best way to protect the wood but still end up with a "naked" wood finish?

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Hi Mary
Nice to hear from you.
Oh my goodness keep hubby away from the vegetable oil LOL.
But to give him his due, an oil finish is the way I would go too.
But use tung oil not vegetable oil.
I would use Circa 1850 low sheen tung oil.
Its applied easily with a rag.
You can apply as many coats as you desire.
Great question
Regards
Eileen

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