Curly maple slabs

Have had these slabs for around 7 yrs and to start out they where 20 inches wide 4 inches thick,to wide for my planner so I split in two and run through planner.The stiles are from a mantel that was cut off to fit wall.What I did was notch the shelves and fitted to stiles used one pocket screw each connections and lots of Gorilla glue.Now I need some advice on what clear coat should I use on all of it? Will send pictures also when completed.

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Projects: grandpasworkshop
Location: Stanwood,Wa

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Comment by Todd Thomas on September 30, 2010 at 6:00am: I would use a product called Waterlox...it's a tung oil based product.....really makes the grain "pop" I use it on everything and anything wood.....floors/countertops mantels and so on.....you can get it on line or at Woodcraft.....let me know if you have any questions.

Comment by justin waldron on September 26, 2010 at 7:16am: Shellac is great, make sure you have some doors open/windows, it's a little strong. You can get a clear shellac or an amber shellac. It dries VERY fast. I normally put 3 to 4 coats on then use some 0000 steel wool and flatten the bumps then do 2 finals.

Comment by Jens Jensen on September 24, 2010 at 8:37pm: I will look into that.All I have ever used on clear finish has been poly.

Comment by justin waldron on September 24, 2010 at 8:32pm: I would use shellac on that piece. It dries fast and you can get a few coats on in 1 day.

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