So, I'm putting the finishing touches on an Arts and Crafts blanket chest I built, and have a request from my wife to make it a cedar chest.

Now, I've never worked aromatic cedar but I bought some "closet liner" cedar tongue and groove from HD. It was a far cry from being straight and true, but it finally worked and I covered the bottom of the chest - about 19x39.

So - my questions..... (1) Is that enough cedar lining to do what it needs to do? (smell and keep the moths away) The chest is about 24" deep.

2) Are there any special finishing techniques? I'm assuming I don't want to seal it, so had planned on leaving it natural. But I also wanted to check since it would be bad for any remaining sap to come out on blankets, etc. The wood does have some knots, etc.

Thanks!