My neighbor wants to restain and refinish his (oak) kitchen table top. He is not a woodworker but he is a very competent guy. Anyway he needs something that:
dries fast (water based, I'm thinking) because it will be difficult for him to isolate the table from the kids (4 of them) and from dust
is fairly forgiving and easy to apply
I can walk him through the mechanics of finishing, but I pretty much always use oil-based varnishes so I am no use to him for recommending something. Any suggestions?