Finishing a Custom Silverware Drawer

[Brody Goodwine]

First post here, but I couldn't find much on the subject...

I've been planning to rebuild our silverware drawer with custom Blum glides and a built-in maple/walnut organizer. The drawer will be redone with old maple flooring (planed) and some walnut scraps from a cutting board.

My question is do I need to finish this project with anything? in particular my main area of concern is the silverware area. I'm not concerned about product toxicity as much as I'm concerned about durability in that heavily handled environment.

Thanks in Advance!

[Scott Holmes]

I did mine with shellac. It's been many years and it still looks good.

[Brody Goodwine]

Thanks Scott. In the end I decided to redo the entire drawer with some leftover maple hardfloor floor (i planed off the finish). What is the typical finish for the exterior/interior of a kitchen drawer?

[john lampros]

Shellac is the traditional finish for drawer insides. 1 coat sanded and wiped clean. no wax. If you wanna go crazy follow up with another coat.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

.... If you wanna go crazy follow up with another coat.

Finishers gone wild