Traditional finished
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I am building a round top style chest and I am hoping to keep the finish as close to the finishes that would have been used traditionally especially for travel by boat.
From what century?
We have in the family 3 family chests that date from 1940, 1890, and 1870.
The only finish any of them have ever had is probably BLO.
But I have seen milk paint and black – probably some sort of tar pitch on historic boats like the Charles W. Morgan.