Reply by Pizzadave

Thank you for responding. Your idea sounds like good advice and I will give it a whirl. I have quite a supply of linseed oil in my shop that I used on a project a while back. How does that sound for the first pass. And you are correct about not staining the wood. I’m going with the natural look. Black birch is Beautiful Wood and I love the grain pattern.

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