Thanks Toni, I built them becuase of the vintage flair. And, I am sorry to say, the the craftsmanship (particularly with the finishing) could be a lot better.
The filing cabinets have been finished and are now in use.
They are exactly one month late.
Carrying on from the last update, I first sanded everything starting with 120 grit and progressing to 220. There was a lot of hand sanding. Again, -held sanding profiles from Lee Valley (catalogue 68Z82.10) came in quite handy ?as did the Festool Pocket StickFix sanding block (catalogue 583 129):
I used the same Old Masters Special Walnut gel stain that was used for the drawer fronts. Then three coats of MinWax Satin Wipe-On Poly were applied (and wiped off after 10 minutes). The final step was to polish everything with a sheepskin pad on my Rotex sander:
Timing isnt everything. Turning out quality work like this is what its all about in woodworking for me. I will get there one day. Thankyou for the pictures and education.
Thanks Toni, I built them becuase of the vintage flair. And, I am sorry to say, the the craftsmanship (particularly with the finishing) could be a lot better.
Very nice, Frank!! I didn't think I was going to like that dark of a stain on Oak, but it fits the project perfectly. Thanks for including us on each of the steps. Jim.