Glenn Madsen near San Francisco
>but the Waterlox over white oak has been a really tough, grandchild resistant surface for me over the past five years.

I don't spray lacquer. I wipe oils, varnishes and shellac. Waterlox is in my skill sets, and works well.

But our place is NOT a formal place right now, and the oak still looks pretty good. I would not walk away from Waterlox.