DIYbanter - View Single Post - Cherry & birds-eye maple finish?

emove (SteveC1280) wrote in
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I just completed a cherry jewelry box for SWMBO with birds-eye maple
drawer fronts. This is my first cherry project. What do you
recommend for a finish that will compliment both woods? I don't plan
to stain. Yes, I did a google search.

I'd definitely suggest some oil-based finish to bring out the depth in
the birdseye maple.

Oil and shellac would be the first choice, especially if you want a
finish with a lot of depth.

I recently did some curly maple projects with Waterlox original and I
liked the way the figure came out. The Waterlox was more time consuming
to apply and build than the oil/shellac route.

Cheers,
Nate