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At least I think they're oak, they weigh a ton. They're currently finished with some kind of matt varnish, but not caked in it becase you can still see the pores. They are solid, ie not veneered.
The side table in the foreground has water damage on the top. I have started to sand it down, hence the light patches
The coffee table is mostly OK, but has quite a few blobs of candle wax on it.
I am trying to decide between Danish oil and matt varnish, both of which I already have. They won't have a quiet life in our living room, so I need a finish I can touch up from time to time, hence considering oiling.
I've done some test patches on the back of the legs and have found that simply sanding it a bit and then applying a finish isn't going to give a good result - the patchiness remains whichever finish is used, so I am going to have to sand back until the whole thing looks "pale", then finish. This probably then means that the tops are going to be much paler for a few years.
Rambling aside, my question is, varnish or oil?
The side table in the foreground has water damage on the top. I have started to sand it down, hence the light patches
The coffee table is mostly OK, but has quite a few blobs of candle wax on it.
I am trying to decide between Danish oil and matt varnish, both of which I already have. They won't have a quiet life in our living room, so I need a finish I can touch up from time to time, hence considering oiling.
I've done some test patches on the back of the legs and have found that simply sanding it a bit and then applying a finish isn't going to give a good result - the patchiness remains whichever finish is used, so I am going to have to sand back until the whole thing looks "pale", then finish. This probably then means that the tops are going to be much paler for a few years.
Rambling aside, my question is, varnish or oil?