re: What is your go-to Finish

Well. I usually use blo thinned with white spirits but lately I’ve been poking around shellac.
I currently have an amazing elm board I’ve made into a “media” shelf (place to sit a sky cable box under a wall hung tv) but I’m panicking. I’ve never used elm before (dreadful, furry stuff) and I don’t want to colour or shade it, it’s so pretty as it is…I don’t know what to do.
I love the elm, btw, amazing colours and a wonderful surface after all the scraping.

but yeah, boiled linseed covers most things…bit of wax on top…