Walnut wooden kitchen chairs, what finish?

[Hengelo_77]

Besides knives I am working on I am also restoring two walnut wooden chairs.
I stripped there finish and need to refinish them. They'll be used around the kitchen table.

So what finish should I use?
I haven't used Truoil before but that is one of the options I an considering.
Any ideas?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

For walnut chairs I would recommend a good polyurethane finish.

 

[mete]

For a nice finish a clear polyurethane finish [you can get a waterbase version.]

 

[Burl Source]

This is just my opinion, but we use walnut for furniture here pretty often.
My 1st choice would be danish oil.
2nd choice would be wipe on polyurethane.
I have tried the waterbase polycrylic with poor results.

I prefer a wipe on finish because dust is no longer much of a concern.

 

[Britt_Askew]

I love an oil finish on walnut.

 

[stevewest]

I would agree with the above sentiments concerning danish oil. I find it to be very well suited for walnut.

 

[eisman]

If you use a wipe on, oil, verathene (poly) you'll get a really nice durable finish that looks better than danish oil and is easier to keep up. It can also be polished from a satin to gloss sheen. I'm sitting here with my coffee table in front of me and it's that type finsih. I've done dozens of gunstocks like that also.

 

[Adam Reese]

What ever you decide to do, be sure to post pictures when your done!

-Adam