Hi,
I have just finished building some very nice kitchen cabinets with rainmaple frames and curly maple doors with allot of figure. I am experimenting with finishes.
I have narrowed down my finishes to either tung oil or danish oil and amber shellac and finished with a clear water poly or some other topcoat for depth and protection. Are these the best things to use? I want to POP the curl and have a somewhat natural to tan figure with a complimenting amber/amber-red finish. I've also thought of using a brown water based dye instead of the oil as the base coat.
This is the first time working with culry maple and first with a multi product finish and I really want to do the wood justice... Any and all ideas are highly appreciated.
Thanks, Tom