Non-toxic finish for toy box?

[Jerry Shaw]

A friend recommended salad bowl oil finish, but he said it's around $60/Gallon. Any other ideas?

Thanks, Jerry

[Tom]

Jerry wrote:>A friend recommended salad bowl oil finish, but he said it's around

Shellac. Tom Someday, it'll all be over....

[George]

Behlen's "Salad Bowl Finish" is a tung-based varnish.

Sort of reinforces the fact that _any_ curing finish, once cured, is probably safer than the splinters that would go with it.

If it may be cleaned with all-purpose cleaners, which are alkali, or contain alcohol to help evaporation, shellac is probably not your best choice.

[Leon]

Shellac. Pills and candy are often coated with Shellac.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Any of the finishes available today are non-toxic when dried You can use paint, urethane, shellac. Ed

[Mike G]

Any standard off the shelf woodworking finish.

[Lumberjack]

baby oil, but if you don't want the pink tinge, use mineral oil instead. This would be much cheaper than $60 a gallon mineral oil that is called salad bowl finish.... LOL

Lumberjack

[Larry Jaques]

On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:21:44 -0500, "Jerry Shaw" stated, with eyes & arms akimbo:

Waterlox Original (medium sheen) is only $34.99/gal, but a gallon will finish several dozen toy boxes. He has quarts for $14 which would probably finish 4 or 5 large toy chests.

Russ, my source.

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[Phisherman]

Shellac.

[George E. Cawthon]

Give the little bugger a teething ring.

[George E. Cawthon]

$60 a gallon? What is this stuff? Mineral oil is the standard and even in small bottles at a drug store it wouldn't come close to $60 per gallon.

See Pawlowski's and Mike G's comments. Toxicity isn't a problem today because you can't hardly f>