Oct 07 2008
Finishing The Wood Shelf For Aiden’s Room
Aiden got a wood shelf with his name on it for his birthday. Aunt Paula has been having these made for the grandbabies in the family, and I was hoping that Aiden would get one because they’re very well done. The shelves come “naked” though, so I decided to finish the shelf before putting it in Aiden’s room. It took a while to find some free time (Aiden got the shelf in August), but I finally got around to it.
There’s a fine art to finishing wood. I started last weekend by removing the letters and sanding each individual part. I then stained the shelf and the letters in two different colors. I went with a dark stain for the shelf, and a lighter stain for the letters. This turned out pretty nicely, but the shelf didn’t stain as nicely as the letters. This usually cleans up once you apply a coat of polyurethane.
Everything got two coats of polyurethane, with a light steel wool sanding in between coats. Drying takes the most time out of the whole process. After the pieces dried for the last time, I put all the shelf back together. I finished a lot of wood for our oak baseboard, window and door trim, so this was a fun little exercise. The shelf turned out very nicely for Aiden, and we’ll hang it in his room soon.
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