I am finishing up a shop cabinet made from pale baltic birch plywood. I would like to do a brush or wipe-on clear finish, and I want to avoid making it look more amber (if anything, I wouldn't mind it being even more neutral). Ideally, it would be great to get a satin, waxy-looking finish (sortof like a french lacquer finish).
Can anyone recommend a good finish? I have been thinking about Pratt and Lambert #38 (soy oil based I believe), although I wonder if something water based would yield a better color.