I like tung oil .... for gun stocks, at least the ones I don't want shiny, those get Linseed oil. For this project I am going to stick with the original manufactured method ( shellac ) I was hoping to not have to strip the entire cabinet, I was kind of shooting for blending or repairing what was on it.... more to the point I could do all of the one surface but I did not want to do the legs and the table extension. At least the drop leaf is close to original color and will give me something to try to match.
Thanks for the advice everyone. i will try to get some photo's of work in progress and let you know how it goes.
Thanks
Dan.