This chest of drawers matches a Knechtel dresser that I’ve also posted! Another beauty that was just calling for that grain to shine ✨
Products:
- Wood sealant: Osmo Polyx-Oil Clear in Satin
- Front edge: Osmo Polyx-Oil Tints in Terra
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Tools used:
- Dewalt impact driver
- Bahco 1″ pocket scraper with triangle & pear shaped blades
- Dewalt cordless vacuum
- Dewalt 5″ random orbit sander, variable speed
- SurfPrep 3″X4″ electric ray sander
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- Trigger clamps
- Elite washi tape – Toughtape
- Elite microfibre roller
- Elite round brush
- Osmo pad applicator
- Osmo Superpad
- 320 grit foam sanding pad
- Tack cloth
How I refinished this piece:
🪛 Removed hardware
🪛 Removed the base to make sanding easier
🔺 For the details on the top drawer and the base, I scraped using Bahco 1” pocket scraper with triangle and pear shaped blades
🏝️ Sanded flat surfaces with my Dewalt random orbit sander starting with 100 grit and smoothing with 150 grit
🏖️ Used my Surfprep 3×4 electric ray sander to remove the finish from the decorative parts; first used an interface pad with a 100 grit film and then smoothed with a medium 5mm profoam pad and then a fine 5mm profoam pad
🗜️ Fixed the warped board that was preventing the bottom drawer from sliding smoothly by using a damp towel and spreader clamps (see the video for full process- Thank you @new_iterations!)
📼 Taped off the front edge with Elite washi tape
🪵 Used Osmo’s new tinted Poly-Oil in Terra for a complementary tone on the front edge and base
🪵 Sealed the rest of wood with Osmo’s Polyx-Oil in Satin
- Coat 1️⃣ & 2️⃣: used both an Elite round brush (for the edges) and an Elite microfibre roller to apply (to the flat surfaces); completely saturated it and then squeezed out as much as possible on the tray chevrons to apply very thin coats; waited 8-10 hours in between
🏝️ Sanded with 320 grit and removed dust with a tack cloth
🎨 Touched up a couple of spots with Coconix Furniture Repair Paint
- Coat 3️⃣ & 4️⃣: buffed in two more coats with Osmo’s Superpad attached to the pad applicator
🧼 Cleaned and reinstalled the hardware
🪛 Reinstalled the base
👴🏻 Finished drawers with Grandpa Ernie’s sanding method; let me know if you need a further explanation 😏
I was so happy that I could do this well loved set justice ♥️
I'd love to know what you think!