I am building a couple of small drawer units to go in our pantry. The cases are 3/4" oak plywood. Face frames and drawer fronts are 3/4" solid oak. The drawer boxes are 1/2" Lowes blondwood plywood. The cases, face frames and drawer fronts will be stained with Minwax golden oak to match the oak floors, topped with Minwax Polycrylic satin.
The question is, do you stain the inside of the cabinets? They will not be seen unless the drawers are removed. What about the drawer boxes?
And what about the finish? Do you apply finish to the inside of the cabinet and/or drawer boxes to seal the wood? Not sure how necessary this is on plywood.
I have always stained all surfaces of my projects except for things like the bottom or back of a bookcase or the back side of cabinets, etc. I do apply finish to all surfaces to seal the wood against moisture as much as possible. Just wondering if this is a waste of time and materials.
The question is, do you stain the inside of the cabinets? They will not be seen unless the drawers are removed. What about the drawer boxes?
And what about the finish? Do you apply finish to the inside of the cabinet and/or drawer boxes to seal the wood? Not sure how necessary this is on plywood.
I have always stained all surfaces of my projects except for things like the bottom or back of a bookcase or the back side of cabinets, etc. I do apply finish to all surfaces to seal the wood against moisture as much as possible. Just wondering if this is a waste of time and materials.