I would still avoid shellac. Both for the hard shell aspect, and it has horrible chemical resistance qualities. An alcohol spill, for instance, will turn it permanently white. This goes for lacquer as well.
I think I'm just gonna polyurethane finish as suggested on the can of the penetratrating stain . I appreciate your help .
LOL, suit yourself. Not sure why you bothered asking, honestly.
Again , I really appreciate your input I wasnt expctin such impassioned replies. But I had to put screws in this thing and I countersunk and doweled the holes - with poplar . The stain isnt going to take like the teak . It's not gonna be perfect and I have young kids I'm going to daily use it ; it's gonna get more fucked up before I die . But again , thank you.
You’ll ruin your beautiful wood and be very unhappy with the end result.
The parts I've fixed and have already stained look pretty good . I'll share a pic of the chairs tomorrow . The table is still in storage . It's a round table and the chairs fit underneath the top and into the frame like 4 pieces of pie .
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