Re: The Finish Mix
The general rule is "fat over lean". That is to say, it's ok to put oil based products over completely dried water based products, but not visa versa.
Andrew brings up a great point about satin obscuring the wood. That's due to the flatting additives. I know the satin is just "hanging around", but it would be worthwhile to use gloss instead if you have very pretty wood.
I have used a Tru Oil as a final coat over oil based varnish, and it works like a charm. I found on one of my projects that the gloss level of the varnish was too harsh and it showed every tiny flaw. The Tru Oil softened the gloss to a more subtle, less in your face level and concealed the tiny flaws to boot. There are some very well known high level instrument makers who use that very same finishing schedule, by the way.
Don
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