Hi everyone!
I've got a $70 tournament size set of chess pieces, and I've used lemon oil on it in the past. The lemon oil had a dulling effect on the light pieces which I wasn't totally happy with. Then when I saw Orange Oil in the store, I thought that maybe it'd would cut through the dull buildup caused by the lemon oil.
Wrong!!! The orange oil was about 20 times worse than the lemon oil. I only tried it on one piece (fortunately) but now I've got a nice orange colored knight.
So I thought I'd search the internet a bit to see if I could find anything about taking care of wood pieces. I found a little bit on the House of Staunton web-site, but they didn't go into much detail, so I thought I'd pose the question here.
So what's good to use on a nice set of wood pieces? Are there any hi-quality wood polishes or waxes that anyone would reccomend? Is there any good info on the internet about taking care of wood pieces or wood in general?
And also, is there anything I that will help the dullness caused by the lemon/orange oil?
Thanks!
Bryan Pierce (twotowers)