I will be finishing the staining of a new leaf for an old round oak table from the 30’s. Current finish on the table is a oil (Watkins I believe), am I better off putting the same oil finish on the leaf which will spend most of its life in a closet or a poly finish that would offer more protection from the bumps and bruises of closet life?
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I'd use the same finish on the leaf as on the table. Surely closet life, possibly in a cloth case, isn't harder on a table leaf than active use.
I don't know Watkins as a finish however.
>> I don't know Watkins as a finish however. Bet he means "Watco", Steve.Howie.........
Yes that is it. Watco, Watkins was an old door to door product like Fuller Brush. That was a long time ago.
The Watkin's line is apparently still kicking around. If you google it you will find independent dealers willing to sell it to you on line. But no wood finishing products that I could see.
But I still stick with the idea that I think it better to finish the leaf with the same material as the table top.
Edited 5/24/2008 3:48 am ET by SteveSchoene
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