Reply by Dan Krager

I’d like to know myself. The best results I’ve had are from many coats of shellac, or a few coats of oil base polyurethane. In this soft wood there is nothing but the finish gonna hold that bark on. Very fragile.
DanK

-- Dan Krager, Olney IL http://www.kragerwoodworking.weebly.com Any contact lens that slips from the eye will acquire the ability to camouflage itself as it falls to the ground.