http://www.thedoityourselfworld.com/articles/article.php?id=6 This article shows you how to very easily restore a nice, new luster to filthy old antique wood items and furniture.
As long as your wood has not peeling lamination, broken pieces or missing edges, this is all you need to make your wood look like new. It blends in old scratches and dings and cleans the wood nicely.