I made my wife a floating shelf out of poplar. The wood has a nice light color and we’d like to leave it relatively natural. I’m overwhelmed by the clear coat options and don’t have a lot of experience with natural wood look. Any recommendations? Any help is greatly appreciated!

  • IMALlama@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    How does it hold up to sweating glasses and spills? A less permanent finish sounds appealing due to ease of touch-up, but we have young kids… Granted, they’re the cause of the need to touch up things with poly.

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      10 months ago

      Great question: we use coasters religiously on it, so I haven’t found out yet.

      That said, I bet condensation from a glass fogs it up pretty good :( Feels great to the touch, tho.