Cherry and beech finish

[jb94]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has some ideas on wood finish for the crib.

Framework - American cherry, bars - mix of cherry and English beech

Attached mid progress pic to give idea of colours. And the sanding sealer on some off cuts

I was thinking about using shellac based sanding sealer and wax topcoat. Both state they are toy safe. I don’t like high gloss finishes.

I don’t want to go too dark with the finish as I know cherry will age, but want there to be a decent contrast between the beech and the cherry.

Any other alternatives I could try to see what looks best? I already tried danish oil on another scrap and wasn’t bothered by how it turned out.

Cheers

 

[Stigmorgan]

Mineral oil? I've used Johnsons baby oil as a finish on cord pulls and although it doesn't harden it also doesn't yellow the wood like a lot of other oils.