No matter how unique the wood or how meticulous the joinery, heirloom quality furniture must have a beautiful and durable finish. We use only traditional products and techniques, no polyurethane, no lacquer, and never do we spray on a finish. Whether an oil finish, an oil/varnish mix, or a straight alkyd varnish finish, each coat is hand-rubbed to bring out the depth of the grain and the natural figure of the wood. On a surface like a table top that gets heavy, often wet use, that process can mean as many as ten coats. All surfaces are "rubbed out", a delicate hand-sanding process that smoothes the surface to a glassy feel while maintaining a real wood, satin sheen. The resulting finish is so durable that it only requires a coat of quality past wax perhaps once every two years, or let the piece age naturally and do nothing.