I'm working on a quilted maple and jatoba pool cue carrying case, and am looking for clear coat finish advice. It's already got a couple coats of wet-sanded BLO just out of general principal, but I'm undecided about what to follow the BLO with. I'm looking for a golssy finish, similar to a well-made cue stick. I have available Arm-R-Seal (wipe-on poly), clear gloss lacquer, and water-based Polycrylic at my disposal, and I'm thinking between the three of these, I should have something that'll work.
This is a case I'll be taking to the pool halls, and it'll likely get a few minor bumps and such in the back seat of the car, so I'd like a finish that's relatively durable. I'd like it to look good, since I'll be using it as a "demo model" in the hopes of maybe selling a few to some of the guys on my pool league who spend as much on a cue stick as we would a cabinet saw. (One of the guys on my team shoots with a $3,000 stick. I shoot just as badly with a $100 stick as I do with a $1,000 one...but I'll have the nicest cue case in the league.)
Suggestions?
- Vaughn