Dan Friedrichs
07-18-2015, 8:29 PM
I'm building a "ironing cabinet" which includes a fold-out ironing board. I built the board base out of aromatic cedar, and plan to cover it with ~1/4" of felt and a fabric board cover. My question is: should I seal the cedar in some way before covering it? I'm concerned that excessive moisture (from the steam iron) may distort it, but perhaps I'm just being excessively concerned (we don't iron THAT much, and there will be plenty of fabric and felt over the top of it). I'd like to avoid sealing it, if possible, to allow it to continue to release its smell.
So whatdaya think? Seal or not seal? If "seal", with what?
So whatdaya think? Seal or not seal? If "seal", with what?