Tommy, I've not tried that, but I have used several coats of thinned shellac
well rubbed out, followed by two coats of thinned satin finish alkyd varnish.
The table has taken serious use and abuse with no ill effects. My personal
tastes do not run in the direction of glossy shiny finishes, but if desired, you
could use glossy varnish instead of the satin finish.

Can't wait to see photos!

Cheers,
John

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On Jul 16, 2017, at 10:15 AM, Linda & Tom Hall mailto:l-thall@c...">mailto:l-thall@c...>> wrote:

The top has highly figure pillowed grain with some sap wood edges for contrast.
I have used Watco Danish Oil on all surfaces and it POPS the grain, I need a
highly usable top surface and am looking to use a glossy oil spar varnish finish
on the top.  Has anyone tried this?