I've got a never used Purdy 3" natural brush and could use shellac, but I've
got 1/2 gallon Minwax Spar Poly only six months old. So there you go. I've
got to finish the inside 5 sides of eight drawers. The outsides will be
semi-gloss oil. I'll do the outside paint first, then mask the outside top
perimeter edges to do the inside. But its got a 1/4" deep groove 1/4" for
the bottom for the approx. 18" x 18" 1/4" nominal birch plywood bottoms to
slide into. I have been here numerous times with paint w/r/t keeping runs
away, but I know nothing about shellac, and have only ever used polyurethane
on horizontal surfaces. How should I swivel these drawers to prevent runs
while painting, or letting them dry. Before I get started. I can see major
issues with the poly which I would like to have. I'm gonna 220 sc sand
between 2 coats.

Actually what I was thinking was this:
Is it possible to do the bottom separately from the sides to keep it out of
the way, then slide it in finished?
-I've got a an oversized hole for a pan head screw at the middle of the back
to hold the bottom to the back, but other than that the bottoms just slide
in the groove. I have designed enough room for expansion from side to side
and front to back. Can I apply the finish to the bottom separately, then
slide it in. Because if I have to do it while its in, that is a constraint
that affects the whole application. I do not know how to control runs If I
do it this way, I'll get finish on the inside of the groove, but will that
matter w/r/t the expansion/contraction? I think the actual dimensions are
birch bottom: .220", and 1/4 straight bit: ~.250", so there is about a 1/32"
play in the groove thickness wise.

Mind you, I have no control over what my mind thinks up, nor how this will
affect my result.

Like, how do I position the drawer to dry so I don't get runs?



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Hang & Spray





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I've got a never used Purdy 3" natural brush and could use shellac, but
I've got 1/2 gallon Minwax Spar Poly only six months old. So there you
go. I've got to finish the inside 5 sides of eight drawers. The outsides
will be semi-gloss oil. I'll do the outside paint first, then mask the
outside top perimeter edges to do the inside. But its got a 1/4" deep
groove 1/4" for the bottom for the approx. 18" x 18" 1/4" nominal birch
plywood bottoms to slide into. I have been here numerous times with paint
w/r/t keeping runs away, but I know nothing about shellac, and have only
ever used polyurethane on horizontal surfaces. How should I swivel these
drawers to prevent runs while painting, or letting them dry. Before I get
started. I can see major issues with the poly which I would like to have.
I'm gonna 220 sc sand between 2 coats.

Actually what I was thinking was this:
Is it possible to do the bottom separately from the sides to keep it out
of the way, then slide it in finished?
-I've got a an oversized hole for a pan head screw at the middle of the
back to hold the bottom to the back, but other than that the bottoms just
slide in the groove. I have designed enough room for expansion from side
to side and front to back. Can I apply the finish to the bottom
separately, then slide it in. Because if I have to do it while its in,
that is a constraint that affects the whole application. I do not know
how to control runs If I do it this way, I'll get finish on the inside of
the groove, but will that matter w/r/t the expansion/contraction? I think
the actual dimensions are birch bottom: .220", and 1/4 straight bit:
~.250", so there is about a 1/32" play in the groove thickness wise.

Mind you, I have no control over what my mind thinks up, nor how this will
affect my result.

Like, how do I position the drawer to dry so I don't get runs?


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But what about back to flip, slide and hope?



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Forget finishing the insides. If you want. Tom

"bent" wrote in message
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I've got a never used Purdy 3" natural brush and could use shellac, but
I've got 1/2 gallon Minwax Spar Poly only six months old. So there you
go. I've got to finish the inside 5 sides of eight drawers. The outsides
will be semi-gloss oil. I'll do the outside paint first, then mask the
outside top perimeter edges to do the inside. But its got a 1/4" deep
groove 1/4" for the bottom for the approx. 18" x 18" 1/4" nominal birch
plywood bottoms to slide into. I have been here numerous times with paint
w/r/t keeping runs away, but I know nothing about shellac, and have only
ever used polyurethane on horizontal surfaces. How should I swivel these
drawers to prevent runs while painting, or letting them dry. Before I get
started. I can see major issues with the poly which I would like to have.
I'm gonna 220 sc sand between 2 coats.

Actually what I was thinking was this:
Is it possible to do the bottom separately from the sides to keep it out
of the way, then slide it in finished?
-I've got a an oversized hole for a pan head screw at the middle of the
back to hold the bottom to the back, but other than that the bottoms just
slide in the groove. I have designed enough room for expansion from side
to side and front to back. Can I apply the finish to the bottom
separately, then slide it in. Because if I have to do it while its in,
that is a constraint that affects the whole application. I do not know
how to control runs If I do it this way, I'll get finish on the inside of
the groove, but will that matter w/r/t the expansion/contraction? I think
the actual dimensions are birch bottom: .220", and 1/4 straight bit:
~.250", so there is about a 1/32" play in the groove thickness wise.

Mind you, I have no control over what my mind thinks up, nor how this will
affect my result.

Like, how do I position the drawer to dry so I don't get runs?


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Somone here, towards the end of last year, recomended finishing drawer
interiors with shellac. Not full strength from the can. I cut my bulls eye
orange shellac 50/50 with denatured alcohol, brushed it on and called it
done. When cut this much it doesn't really build up and you wont have an
issue with runs. It will not leave a gloss build-up but just enough to seal
the wood. Worked great for me and was easy to do.