I'm in the process of making four 4' tall by 8' wide shelving units using
3/4 veneered oak ply and pre-glued oak veneer edgebanding. All of the partitions/shelves will be permanent (and randomly spaced) so I was planning on dado cuts to aid assembly. This is in a commercial flooring showroom used to display decorative plants/vases/etc.These units will be 8' up in the air (to the bottom) so visual critique will be minimal.
Q1: since the edgebanding is 15/16" should it be applied first, trimmed and then the dados cut? This would show the dado notch. If I apply the banding after then there is the problem of trimming across the dado either before or after the perpendicular entity is attached. More time consuming but better look which may not be a concern from a visual standpoint.
Q2: should I pre-stain/finish before assembly. Trying to spray something this large could get interesting.
TIA
Gary