Wood Table Damaged by a Hot Cooking Vessel

[rizzz]

Paste Varnish application is really a 1-time gig for the most part. You don't ever want to apply it without the top being squeaky clean (prep with Mineral Spirits). It's applicable to any wood.

That's not going to prevent or even slow cracking / warping in the least. That is caused by not properly kiln drying the wood (cracking) before the build and also construction methods (warping). Nothing you can do as a consumer to prevent that.

Option 2 is to have someone copy the design using premium woods, handmade by a master cabinentmaker. Then you'd get it right. We do that all the time in my store but needless to say you're not going to get Restoration Hardware Made in China pricing for the table.

Thanks for the reply! Very helpful!

Will the mineral spirits discolor the wood?

So when the table cracks because of a water spill---that is not the wood or the finishes' fault but rather by not properly kiln drying?

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So something like this would be impossible to prevent? Even by applying paste varnish?