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This is a shot of one of the small top drawers after being stripped and sanded. To get an idea of the how things would look with a finish, I wiped the veneer with a damp sponge before taking the picture. |
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The dresser case after stripping. |
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Once the wood was dry after stripping, it was sanded to 150 grit. I followed the machine sanding with a final hand sanding using 150 grit garnet paper. |
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With
everything sanded, I wiped the drawer fronts with a damp sponge to
simulate a finished look.
The inside of the drawers was originally finished with shellac. To clean the drawers, I wiped them all with a rag saturated with alcohol to soften and spread the old shellac. After this dried, I applied a coat of dewaxed shellac to seal in the musty odor each one had. |
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After eight coats of Danish Oil over the course of a week, the parts are ready to be waxed and buffed. |
