I'm about half way through building the 6 drawere cherry dresser form
plansnow.com.
Solid cherry panel in frame ends with solid cherry front & rear bottom
stretchers. A plywood carcass with drawer supports is then screwed into the
end panels and strechers. The cherry top then screws into the carcass.
I'm planning to finish with oil/varnish/mineral spirits to match the bed I
made last year.
My questions are;
1 Do I finish the cherry before attaching the carcas so I can protect both
sides of the cherry from moisture and uneven movement or just finish the
outside after it's all together? Seems to me that I should finish all sides
of the cherry.
2. do I finish the inside and outside of the maple playwood carcas and draw
supports or leave them unfinished? Looking at some commercial dressers I've
seen unfinished wood on the inside.
Thanks for any advice
Ken
Ken,
>
> 1 Do I finish the cherry before attaching the carcas so I can protect both
> sides of the cherry from moisture and uneven movement or just finish the
> outside after it's all together? Seems to me that I should finish all
sides
> of the cherry.
I would finish the inside first, but use shellac on the inside. Oil can
leave a smell inside that takes quite a while to go away. I know this from
experience on a cherry cabinet I made 5 years ago. You should tape off the
edge between the shellac and oil because if the shellac overlaps outside it
may keep the oil from penetrating properly.
>
> 2. do I finish the inside and outside of the maple playwood carcas and
draw
> supports or leave them unfinished? Looking at some commercial dressers
I've
> seen unfinished wood on the inside.
I don't have an opinion on the plywood carcass. I would probably use a
light shellac finish inside, but it probably doesn't matter.
Bob