I have my Great Grandmothers bedroom set. There are a lot of carvings on the pieces along with burled wood. The bed is striped down and now is ready for the new protective coating. While the wood was wet with the striping solution it was VERY beautiful so I don't intend on adding stain. (Maybe another mistake so please feel free to make suggestions.) I am considering 100% tung oil but seems the jury is split on wether or not this is a good choice. This is in a secondary bedroom and will get little use. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Hi, What a beautiful bed! When I used to refinish high quality furniture I followed all of Bob Villa's steps. I like to put on a stain that comes close to matching the wood, I think it brings out the wood grain, let that dry & cure for two weeks. Next step use a 0000 steel wool pad and lightly buff it wiping it as you go with a lint free old T shirt. Next step put on a paste wax with blend of beeswax, candelilla, carnauba. It protects the wood and does no harm. It worked for me.

Thanks for the info! I will give this a try. I plan to experiment on a few other pieces to see what I get. I will repost when finished...

That would be GREAT!! Use a lint free cloth to put stain on also