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I am just finishing making a large desk made of black walnut-it's only taken about a year to do. I do not wish to stain it - just the natural wood. I am looking for the right finish - the table top is 31" by 104" - and I expect that eventually it will hold full glasses of water, wine, maybe...
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I used naphtha to clean old furniture polish, dirt, grime, oil and whatever else on there and the naphtha left a milky white residue on the chair. I continued to rub with 0000 steel wool ande naphtha to reach what was un derneath and it looks like the original finish, shiny wood. I used Briwax on the...
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I cleaned my antique furniture with naphtha as instructed to remove old oil and furniture polish and it turned the finish to a milky white residue. I also used 0000 steel wool to try and remove the residue and was successful but it went down to a lighter finish. This furniture has a label from a refinishing...
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Walnut is one of my favorite woods, and I agree that a plastic looking finish is a good way of making any work look cheap. If you're looking for a satin finish, go with a boiled linseed oil. Give it several coats. This will draw out the quilting, figures and different colors of the wood. Although...