I decided to make wall coat racks out of my old junk irons and some wood woods I found in my neighbor's junk pile. I gave the irons to my boys for Christmas and they will use them to hang their ball caps. I had some rotten and wormy cherry boards and decided to use them on this project, although my wife convinced me to use the best parts . Finish on the cherry is BLO - amber shellac - EM6000. The woods were in bad shape - I cleaned them up, used Old English to even the color, polished the brass with Barkeepers Friend, and added a coat of wax to add a bit of shine. I also cleaned the irons with a brush and polished with Barkeepers.