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I am a neophyte woodworker and recently took a cabinet making class at the local junior college to learn some fundamentals. I built a shaker coffee table out of cherry and can’t decide how to finish it. The teacher is a big fan of GF Industries Arm-R-Seal for a finish but I can’t seem to find anybody talking about it. I believe it is an oil/varnish mixture. Does anybody have an opinion about it?
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I use it a fair amount. It is a wiping polyurethane varnish, wiping meaning it is thinner than a brushing mixture. I suspect they put more polyurethane in it than some others due to the smell (it reminds me of a wetsuit, I assume that's the urethane), and I'm not sure if that's bad, good, or indifferent. It seems to have rather a longer shelf life than, say, Waterlox. Overall, I think its nice stuff.
Dave
*Thanks Dave. I guess I am also wondering if it is the only finish I use or do I put it over another type of finish like Watco Danish Oil for added protection?
*You can put it over Watco if you like, it would certainly give much, much more protection than Watco does. Try to let the Watco dry pretty well before overcoating it with any varnish, or you could be troubled by adhesion problems. Watco is fully dried when it no longer smells, which can take quite a while.You get a little different look using it alone or over a danish oil, so it's best to try both ways on scraps to see which you like more.Dave
*Thanks a lot Dave! I appreciate your help...
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