Real wood is porous, and when humidity in the air ... For deep scratches and small cracks, get yourself some furniture wax, carnauba wax, beeswax, paraffin wax, or even canning wax.

Whether a wood finish sinks into the pores and ... The most common furniture waxes are carnauba — a vegetable wax derived from the carnauba palm — and bee’s wa x. Two more types of petroleum ...