Ok, as far as I know the finish from tung oil is much 'weaker' than shellac (especially if using it on a a workbench top, or something that will potentially have a lot more wear.) I read that if you want to combine them (using the tung oil to give it the special look and the shellac for the toughness of a finish) you first put down the shellac then the tung oil. Is this correct? I would think it the other way around, but I am not too familiar how they bond to the wood. Any help here would be appreciated.
Oh, and is shellac (by itself) pretty good at keeping water off wood?