Chris Warner
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I am a first time user of this website and have a question about finishing cherry cabinets. I am building kitchen cabinets and have made the faceless boxes from birch with a clear polyurethane finish. They came out very nice and I am pleased with the results for a first time cabinet builder. The next step is building the Shaker style doors and drawer fronts. I am going to construct these with solid cherry rails and stiles and cherry plywood panels. I want the cabinets to have a natural cherry look and would prefer not to stain the wood. My preference is to apply a clear finish and let the wood age naturally. Now for the actual question; What is the best clear finish to use that will not only give me the best looking finish but the most durable. I applied the the polyurethane to the boxes with a Wagner vibrating sprayer and they came out better than I had anticipated. However, the boxes are pretty much hidden whereas the doors will be the main attraction and I worry the finish may not come out as well using the sprayer. Any help anyone can offer for a first time cabinet builder/finisher would be much appreciated.