I'm doing a RogerS in my own little way...
... well, I'm not really, but I am having a new baluster installed, and I'll be doing the handrail.
It's going across a 7ft wide window on the last flight of our staircase, to prevent small grandchildren from coming to harm should they veer off the right path when climbing or descending.
I don't have any handrail wreaths to carve, only the end pieces where rail meets window reveal, and a couple of mitres. The profile is being run for me in Sapele (I don't have a way to make it), and I'm wondering what to finish it with.
I'm leaning towards Roubio for the usual reasons: maintainability, ease of application, etc., but I'm running short of time, and not keen on waiting 14+ days for it to harden before I can fit the rail.
I think I need something more than just paste wax, as it'll be in a bright window, and sunlight has destroyed the stair carpet, so will probably try to bleach the Sapele too.
I think one advantage of Rubio ought to be the ability to tweak it a bit darker if necessary, at a later date.
So is Rubio a good choice? Would I be better off with something like Tung oil (which will still take a while to go off, of course). And could anyybody share experiences of using the Rubio accelerator, too - I'll use that if it works well...
All thoughts welcome.
E.
PS: When the grandchildren aren't invading, the staircase has pretty light traffic.