We think that we've settled on the way we're going to finish the wood we're using for the built-in book shelf. As stated before, we're using a cherry veneer plywood. While visiting the Environmental Home Center (EcoHaus) in Seattle, we found a very nice bee's wax and linseed oil sealer. After applying a coat on the plywood, we decided that we wanted a little more "cherry" than what we were seeing. Since the linseed oil and wax finish is not a petroleum product, we wanted to find a stain that was water based. After some research, we found a brand that was exactly what we were looking for. Saman offers water based stains in a variety of colors. The one we chose is a little on the pink side when unfinished, but gets nice and red (in a wood sort of way) when the wax & linseed sealer is applied. You can see the final color in the photo below (as well as the steps leading up to it).
1. Untreated cherry veneer
2. Bee's wax & linseed oil
3. Saman's water base stain (chamois)
4. Stain with wax sealer
We thought we'd try to finish our shelf using non-petroleum products and feel pretty successful in this regard. The wax finish will require a little maintenance over the years but not much. Now we just have to build the shelf!
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