Hi all, I'm working on a small table and the finishing problem popped into my head while I was planing the top. The top is three pieces edge glued and oriented so that I can plane it easily, there are no electrons being used. The two outside boards are canary wood, and the center is ambrosia maple.
One piece of the canary and the ambrosia have a bit of tearout that I'm having trouble with.
The question is this: if I'm using oil and shellac as a finish, how much tearout can I tolerate? Will the oil and wax be able to hide at least some? I'm doing my best to work it all out, but I don't want to plane it down to the point that it becomes a piece of veneer.
Thanks!
(changed wax to shellac...had the wrong finish in my head)
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