I just built a large peice for my son to dump his sweaty hocket gear into. The carcass is made of redwood I had leftover from a deck. The panels are made of half inch thick oak veneer plywood. It has a fan in it which sucks air through it to dry the sweaty things. (He only washes this stuff once a season but that's another story.)
The redwood and the oak veneer kinda sorta compliment each other. It'll be in the garage anyway! However, if he looses his interest in hockey, it would make a nice blanket and quilt chest (it opens from the top). Anyway I want it to look nice even though it's made of cheap wood.
Now the purpose of the post:
I'm considering one of three finishes.
- A couple of coats of Watco Danish oil followed by a couple of coats of Bison wax.
- A couple of coats of Dannish oil followed by a coat or two of polyurethane.
- One of the hardwood floor finishes like Bona strong FUHR 255 URETHANE FLOOR FINISH BioShield McCLOSKEY® GYMSEAL FLOOR FINISH
Option #3 seems an expensive route, plus the finish is probably too glossy.
Any of you have opinions about my choices or have recommendations of your own? BTW, the main compartment will have sweaty stuff in it so I think some level of water repellant-ness or proof-ness is appropriate.
TIA.