I sold the table with no poly – however, once wax cures completely I have used poly overtop and it works perfectly!

yes, this is very durable – however, our tutorial is for new pine. but it should also work on stripped furniture. So my suggestion would be to at least strip the tabletop first…then if you don’t feel like stripping the legs, maybe you can paint those a different color.

Thanks Karen! I was keeping my eye out for a drafting table too, I love those! My only issue is the waxy feel – so once this dries completely I will be putting a water based poly overtop. But I am already “banging it up” like my husband envisioned which is ok for a $20 table :)