Tbeaulieu Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Last night I finished the plugs (except for the tiered front plugs if I go that route) and did a lot of finesse sanding. I'm nearing the home stretch! Maybe I'm just not ready to part with this project because I'm thinking of adding cedar lining and a till. Most cedar linings I see are vertical and I do like that look. I'm worried that it would wrong against the horizontal boards of our chest. Of course, I'd be back to a "figuring out" phase on how to install the cedar. I've never done that before. My chest is walnut. Lining the bottom would make that walnut ply a waste. Oh well. I'd like to hear your thoughts on adding the cedar at all, the orientation and any technique tips. I'm still reading posts elsewhere but you guys know first hand what I'm building. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Todd, I also thought about lining mine in cedar. I had some rough cedar a friend gave me and I milled a couple of boards down and just dry fitted them to see what they would look like. Aesthetically, they just didn't look right. Kinda seemed out of place against the pecan wood that my chest is made of and physically, my chest was heavy enough as it was and the added weight would have required a fork lift to get it in the house. And truthfully, I was ready to get that sucker finished and on display!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbeaulieu Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 I did end up adding cedar. I didn't run it the whole way and just used eastern red (aromatic) closet liner with walnut trim framing and capturing it. I then made a simple till on each end also from cedar. My thinking was that they balanced it out. I applied cedar oil to enrich the color a bit. I think it came out "ok". I took a chance and I'm not sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Now THAT is pretty cool! Not your everyday cedar lining. I agree, I think it looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allencrane Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Very nice. I've always liked how walnut complements purple hue tones like aromatic cedar and purple heart. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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