You know me, Mike, I'm not really much of a cosmetic guy for functional tools. Though I do love the looks of that 10ER you gave me.mickyd wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:21 am Go ahead Marc..... do the right half with the oil finish and leave the left side natural. You'll have the best of both worlds!
My choice for what is worth, apply a nice oil finish for looks. Yeah, I'm a cosmetic kinda guy as you veterans here know.
Interested in opinions on a stain only???
But, I have been thinking I would like to see the wood grain in the benchtop a little more, but I don't want to take away from its ability to grab what I'm working on. Still, I always love to hear what you're thinking. After reading about your color selection process for this 10ER, I suspect that for a stain you are thinking something "burgundy"?
As for worrying about stains, grease, or glue, I saw a guy use brown paper when he was using spray on glue when he was making a jig - I thought that was a great idea and bought a roll. So, I expect to use and reuse cut pieces of that paper, or an expensive piece of scrap plywood, most of the time.