Hello
I built a shelving unit out of pine (Shaker style creamery shelves) and I would like to finish it with danish oil (Watco offer a color that interest me), and since I am going to use the shelves as a bookcase I am thinking about finally applying shellac (orange shellac?), because I am afraid the oil could damage my books.
From what I know, danish oil do not "reverse video" pine as stain does (where the originally darker wood end up being lighter colored than the rest).
I never used any kind of oil before, but I have used blonde shellac on cherry and on tea "stained" pine and I liked the result.
How would the danish oil react with the knots?
Can I really do this, danish oil + shellac?
Thanks for your help :-)
Martin Boulerice Quebec, Canada