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I just finished putting together a sofa table built from mahogany, I have only finished my table with Watco Danish Oil. I like the looks of the table at this stage and dont want to have a shiny look to it. Is the danish oil sufficient to protect the wood? If so, how often should it be re-oiled and with what type of oil, more danish oil or a furniture citrus oil?
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Brent,
The Watco is sufficient to protect the wood from magazines, or other light use, but will offer little protection against wet glasses. The "oil" is essentially a thinned-down alkyd varnish, which includes a little bit of oil. If there were many coats, enough to be sure that the wood cells were fully "stopped," you would have complete protection. You'd also have a shiny surface though.
Higher protection would be to use an alkyd or urethane varnish in gloss, then one last coat in satin or eggshell; or better, stick with a gloss all the way and rub it to a satin final finish.
Neither the Watco or a varnish needs further attention.
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