Do you finish baltic drawers?

[Jeff Monson]

I'm building a chest of drawers for my son, the drawer material is 1/2" baltic birtch, do you guys finish these or leave them alone?? If you do finish them what do you use?

[Al Wasser]

Personally I would just leave them alone. If you opt for a finish, consider the residual smell and maybe use something water based to avoid odor

[Jim Becker]

If I finish drawers, it's with water borne acrylic or shellac. But it's not absolutely required and many folks don't.

[Steve Clardy]

Not normally.
If I do, I use lacquer

[David Wilson]

I'll vote for shellac. Oder dissipates quickly, organic, and risistant to moisture. Just don't put leaky boze bottles in the drawer. Shellac is disolved by accohol.

[Nancy Laird]

Wax, wax, wax. Just plain old paste wax. And lots of elbow grease. :p

Nancy

P.S. Be sure you roundover the edges around the top of the drawer for no more splinters.

[Byron Trantham]

I apply 2-3 coats of WB spray lacquer. I use 1/2" Birch for construction and edge band all top edges.

[Steven Wilson]

Shellac, just apply until you start getting a build (you'll notice some gloss) and then rub it out lightly with a scotch brite pad