Drac2k, After doing a search on the net and actually going out and checking various commercial products I have found that quite a few of the ones I can find are not much more than a mixture of olive or linseed oils and lemon oil or juice just as you have suggested. As i am out of linseed oil at the moment but have an abundance of olive oil I will be trying a mixture of it and lemon oil on a place on the back side of the shield followed by a coat of ren wax to see how it works out. I will post the results early next week as I am going out over the weekend. The only drawback that I can see is that it will most likely darken the wood a bit, how much it will darken it is yet to be seen. I will also have to be careful not to get it on the rattan banding as it could very easily cause them to stretch and loosen. Thank you all for your help and suggestions.
Best,
Robert
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