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What are we going to do with this?

I enjoy the rush of creating but hate the task of finishing. Everything I finish, I end up spraying it with varathane. Now this is getting a little boring, Some ideas for the finish would be great.

It is made of solid oak frame, drawer front, and top. The panels are 3/16" oak vaneer. In the drawer front I laminated a piece of mahogany. Now the door has a laminted piece of Butternut. I have no idea why I did it, just to see what it would look like.

Remember I am a poor (well lazy) finisher. Take it easy on me.

This is a night stand for our bedroom.

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John

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rmaxa

Very nice night stand John. I found that using a gel stain of whatever color suits you and several coats of wipe on ployurethane works for me, and it's easy. You'll need to sand in between coats of the ploy.

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bobj3

Hi John

Nice job on the night stand cabinet,,, may I suggest a pair of drawer guides b/4 you put the finish on it, it looks like you may have the room for them..the white ones should fit...you have the face frame to hold them..



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If you want a softer finish that looks hand rubbed you might try Watco danish oil. You can buy this tinted or clear. It is easy to apply and does not have the plastic look so many finishes do. I suggest trying some on a test piece of your wood before applying it to your project. It should serve well in a bedroom, but this finish is a poor choice for wet areas or where impacts are expected.

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You've done such a lovely job and it's all pretty well an even colour that I would either spray low sheen lacquer or three coats of Danish oil finished with a rub down with 0000 wire wool lubricated with wax polish. either of these finishes will darken the colour and show off the grain.
As for drawer slides, they are my choice but I doubt that there is room. In my early days I glued a strip of laminate under each side.

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Hi John

Just a note about " drawer slides " you have the tool to get them to fit , it's the router table,, blind dado slots to hold the guides/slides..

I have from time to time made a erorr making the drawer to big, and I'm lazzy so I didn't want to make a new drawer and the dado slot did the job just fine..

You can also just put in one on the bottom side of the drawer,that works well also and you can make that one with some hardwood...

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jerrymayfield

What do you want the final finish to look like ?. Stained (pigment,dye) top coat(varnish,oil,oil-varnish, lacquer, or one of my favorites shellac. Is that red oak ?.
A little more info will help.

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I used a little different system, I hope the photos can explain better than me. I seen it somewhere when i was reading, thought "that looks easy. It did work quite well as you see the drawer in the first photo I posted. I have never tried the way you explained either,,, I guess the next drawer will get a slide like you posted. I think that is a good concept. (no drop at all, sweet)

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Now the finish, I really like oak, I have built a china cabinet, a portable sewing machine table, chess boards, etc all with Oak. It is a little tricky to work with but I like it. the photos Of these pieces all show a plain varathane spray finish. It looks ok but getting boring. I was kinda hoping members would say what they would do if they were finishing it, and I would steal their idea. I told you I dislike finishing.

I would like the grain to stand out and the natural beauty enhanced with a little light color. I got spunky on the last piece and put a light oak stain and it did nothing to speak of. I looking to make it a little darker and still alow the beauty of the wood show through. Asking a lot huh!

Thanks for replies I bought the hinges, knob, and handle today. (knob and handle are ...you guessed it oak)

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John

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During the build I ran into a problem on one of the legs, a soft sappy spot and not thinking I put it at the bottom not the inside top (hidden). The three photos show how I tried to repair a human error. Maybe someone may be able to use it sometime.

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One method would be to fill the grain with a darker grain filler,after completely dry apply a light coat of shellac then toner and top coat. If this is too much apply a coat of fresh orange shellac and see how you like that. Varathane is a brand name they make several products.

Jerry