Well, Thank you, Mike! It's always nice to get a compliment like that!:)
Incidentally, the finish is a very simple application of Watco Golden Oak. A couple of coats, a week-plus of curing and then some water based polyurethane. (It takes a long time for Danish oil to harden up in order be able to apply a water based finish coat.)
Octogenarian's have an earned right to be a curmudgeon.
Chuck in Lancaster, CA