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The wood is cut and I’m ready to go forward with the stain and finish of my large kitchen table made from cherry.
I’ve made mistakes according to those who know (setting myself up for splitting by making the top “bread board” style), a bad cut here and there, etc.
I need to do the best I can to salvage both the structure and the long term durability of the piece (the top is 75 x 42 x 1.5 – glued up with bisquits).
From the reading I’ve done, it seems that a dye is best for color, and a water based poly is best for ease and safety of application as well as moisture control. Based on the application, these treatments will deal with splotching, moisture, heat, knives, alchohol, water, etc.
Please give me your expert thoughts on how best to deal with (1) the general matter of a kitchen table finish over cherry; and (2) the problem with potential splitting. Thanks in advance for your help.
P.S. As I take this enormous plunge into woodworking, I do not yet have a spray gun, though I intend to purchase a conversion HVLP system over the holidays. Greg.
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my dining room table, 5-6 yrs old, is 6/4 cherry, biscuited, approx 42x108 w/leaves, was done with minwax early american, dried 48hrs, top coat was a product called "shoe", a water based floor finish available through matrix coatings. it now has a few dents and scratches [character marks], but otherwise, has held up fine. hot pads are used a lot.
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