I am lucky to have some kid's bedroom pieces my Dad made for me when I was born. I have been working on a bedside table to match the others, desk, dresser, and bed frames. My Dad used the same finish on all the pieces, they were made about 35-40 years ago and my son who is 5 is using them now.
His pieces were all ash, mine are red oak as there was no ash I could find. He finished them all with Matco Danish oil in medium walnut. He thinks, but is not sure, some of the pieces were rubbed with a layer or two of bees wax.
Today I did a trial piece of the oak with the Danish oil. It was not pretreated, just sanded. No wood conditioner. Please see attached pics below one with flash and one without. His pieces are on the bottom, with a little more shine. All of his older pieces have a slightly more 'yellow' or 'warm' hint to them. This could very well be age, probably is. I am not sure if the beeswax would correct this, or if I should try something else. I have very little finishing experience, and not even sure what my choices would be. With my schedule I have very little time for woodworking (basically 2 hours during nap time for 3 kids under 5 on Saturday) and so I learn a lot from online videos and hope not to screw it up on weekends when I get my chance! Been working on this project with one drawer for a year! But had fun learning, and first drawer I built. Thankfully it is square and rides smooth!
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Anyone have any thoughts on what to try? Or just do what he did and wait another 40!
Thanks!
Scott