"G.E.R.R.Y." wrote in
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In article t, CW
wrote:

The old standby, shellac is great for inside drawers and
it is completely odorless when dry.

Thanks to one and all for the responses. The consensus seems to be
unfinished or shellac would be equally acceptable. However, will it
create problems in a few years if the inside is shellac and the
outside is a totally different finish? If going with shellac, would it
be better to use shellac on the outside as well?

Gerry

Shellac is the preferred finish by shellac snobs world wide. Why would
you want to use anything else? ;-)

I've used shellac all around, just on the outside, or not at all. Just
don't varnish the inside of an aromatic cedar chest. It will stay
sticky longer than I can wait.

Patriarch