Hello all, I have completed all cutting and shaping steps on my bed and am ready to sand, finish, and assemble the bed- not necessarilly in that order. The head and foot boards each comprise 17 slats, mortise and tenoned into upper and lower rails plus the headboard contains a stretcher. The slats fit snuggly into the mortises and are equally spaced (no mismatches) and the rails and stretcher are tenoned into the posts. Sanding all is my first step but I can't decide if I want to install the slats without glue - requiring me to finish first - or glue them in and finish the completed bed. Also, I am undecided on how to finish the bed. It is unstained Cherry, both highly figured (all rails) and straight grain (posts and slats). Our house is not airconditioned and we use wood heat. I do not know if these factors are important to what finish I apply but I thought I would mention it. All advice is welcome. Thanks in advance, Marc
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16 years ago