Hello. I aquired a round danish dining table made by N&R Mobler? The top is solid wood core with thick sawn teak veneer. Solid teak legs and thick solid teak banding around perimiter of top. Table was found with multiple coats of finish and wax. The table was completely stripped down to bare wood. No sanding was needed. Some small dents were steamed out. I was wondering what finish was generally used when table was first made? I plan to use the table for dining so, would like to stay away from an oil/varnish blend finish. Can anyone help? Has anyone heard of the brand N&R Mobler? How old would you guess the table is? Thanks for any help in advance. Mike
Finish
From a purely functional point of view this choice should be based on what the table will be used for. Although oil/wax may be the most historically accurate it's not going to be practical for a table that's used for food or drinks. You can achieve a superb imitation of an oiled finish with hand rubbed professional strength varnish. This basically involves putting on thinned varnish in extremely thin layers with a cottom rag. If done correctly you will see no streaks. Two or three coats rubbed on this way will give a very oiled-like finish but with the durability of a tough varnish. Wipe any spill up with windex and it look as good as new. If you add more coats you will eventually build up to a mirror like surafec that looks like professional spray lacquer.
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