[jyl]

I have some new kitchen cabinets coming in a couple weeks. Need to decide on finish. I'd planned to paint, but the cabinets look so pretty I'm re-thinking the possibility of a clear finish. Theory being, I can always change my mind and paint over clear, but clear after paint will be harder.

The cabinets are free-standing furniture construction (built like hefty dressers), solid maple, inset drawers and doors. General concept is for them to look like they could be the original furnishings from 1911.

I'm getting a bunch of the offcut to experiment with finishes.

What do we think about tung oil, maybe with some other clear finish over that?