It's a little scratch and dent given it's made out of offcuts, scraps and extras from other projects but I think it came out okay. Three coats of fake "tung oil" finish and it came up to a nice warm semi-gloss, and ambered up the pine enough to take the edge off the grain.
Detail shot of the side hung, center guided drawer and its rabbeted dovetail front and shop made handle.
Yeah I'm going on a bit of a victory lap here, I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out.
Thank you very much.
So what exact oil did you use, and what brand? I love that finish because it reminds me of my school's desks (big nostalgia moment) so I would love to replicate it.
Also, how did you attach the face frame? Only glue, or did you also use brad nails? Or maybe even dowels?
The finish is 3 coats of Minwax's "Tung Oil Finish." I don't know if it has nay tung oil in it, and it does not behave like natural tung oil, it's more like a danish oil. Wipe on, wipe off and it dries to the touch in minutes. It takes about 24 hours for a coat to cure enough for another coat though I've had success giving it only 12. You can control the sheen by the number of coats, you want more gloss? add a coat.
The face frame is attached with #10 biscuits and glue. They provide alignment while being more forgiving than dowels, and there's no nail holes to fill. Easy and inexpensive.
I did use brad nails to pin the sliding dovetails and to attach the back.
Thanks!