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Thanks - I have a tub of wax so will try that.
It's L-shaped so no flipping đ (alcove plus a little extra bit).
Also going to do the underside as well as I don't like that feeling when the tops of your legs catch the fuzzy underside of an unfinished desk... It's only 18mm and will be screwed lightly to extra long twin track brackets so good point about the cupping.
hoefla
Wax, polyurethane varnish or Forum Favourite Osmo it. Acrylic double sided tape will stick to all of them so no need to remove it. Probs stick best to PU though.
Alternatively just flip the top over when come to lino it, then you have a nicely finished underside and fresh wood to stick to.*
*thatâs if youâve been lazy and not sealed the underside, which will probably be fine, but could lead to cupping if the top isnât screwed to a solid frame or is quite thin. Itâs a bit of a gamble rally. I finished two bits of 30mm oak block worktop on one side only recently, one was fine, other cupped 3 or 4mm. Iâll let you know what the 30mm radiata pine table tops I did last night look like when I get to the workshopâŚ