I think I’ve decoded it…confused me at first too. The finish on the base OF the table is two coats of shellac then wax. (The legs, stretchers and rails)
The finish on the table TOP is two coats of shellac, two coats of tung oil, and then wax.
I think everyone was interpreting it to mean that the whole table had the same finish of two coats of shellac then wax then another two coats of shellac, two coats of tung oil, and then wax.
Two separate parts, two separate finishing regimens.
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