Waxed furniture finixhes  

I've read often about Maloof pieces being finished off with a weird mixture of wax and oils... can't remember specifically.

But I also saw a pair of Finn Juhl 45 chairs finished with nothing but wax... and they looked/felt pretty nice.

I guess that is probably a good way to finish chairs so nice that you never sit in them, maybe?

And finally, I once waxed the legs of some bar stools and ended up with a few spots of white grain. I decided to apply another coat of Waterlox, thinking that the solvents would dissolve/absorb what I couldn't get out. I wiped it on, let it sit a bit, then thoroughly buffed it all off. Turned out great. Not the most useful information, but it worked for me in that instance.

Hey, we'll take any help we can get. Thanks !

I think a paste wax finish on teak can be really handsome. Especially on sculptural or turned teak, that wood is never going to be a glossy surface and I think that wax gives a beautiful patina, reminiscent of years of use while maintaining the clean fresh wood colour.

I did use it on a rosewood chair and I wish I hadn't. From this point on I think I will exclusively shellac rosewood, then finish with a Danish oil for it's varnish content if it even needs that.