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   joeleonetti | Aug 02, 2024 11:51am | #1

   You're in luck. In the recent FWW issue with Chris Schwarz on the cover with a stick chair, they did a big review on hard wax oils. Probably the most comprehensive I've seen. Additionally, within the last 3 months, Paul Sellers spoke very positively about Osmo Polyx (likely spelling wrong). As such, I've bought some and plan to try that soon. I know from the FWW article it ranked highly. My go to oil finish before this was Tried and True band that Chris Becksvoort wrote about 10 or 15 years ago in FWW (I read a lot of FWW and have for a long time). Paul Sellers in response to one of my comments in his blog post said he liked the Osmo better than Tried and True so I'm excited to try Osmo within a week or two. I hope this helps on what little I know. My other favorite finish is shellac and I've used that on a lot of projects and that does a good job as well.

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   fattboyy | Aug 02, 2024 01:19pm | #3

   Duh!!! I guess I need to be more timely with my review of my electronic issues. I searched the discussion board before I asked and the most recent posting was in 2020.

   Thx

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   _mj_ | Aug 02, 2024 11:52am | #2

   https://www.finewoodworking.com/2024/06/24/testing-hard-wax-oil-finishes

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   _JF1_ | Aug 02, 2024 02:43pm | #4

   I have used Rubio on numerous projects. It will darken light woods a bit more than say, pure tung oil, but looks great on walnut, rosewood, and jatoba. It may come out blotchy looking on cherry.

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   ejhorn | Aug 02, 2024 08:09pm | #5

   I've had great luck with Rubio on cherry. Here are two recent projects i finished with it. Just used the "pure" (no color added). I like it for the ease of application, and little chance I will screw it up.

   
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   _JF1_ | Aug 02, 2024 11:44pm | #6

   I think Rubio pure looks great on cherry and really brings out the chatoyance in the wood. Some may perceive that as blotch and dislike that look, though. More importantly my wife loves the way Rubio looks on cherry.