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I am finishing up a router table made of birch and pine. I have never finished anything with BLO so here”s the question. Do only havre to apply one coat of BLO? Also I plan on using mini wax finishing paste good idea or not?

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#1 posted 583 days ago

BLO does not really finish anything. It is a poor protectant and is used more to “pop” the grain in wood before covering with a seal coat then the finish.
Is your routher table top birch plywood and the rest pine? Some pictures would help

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