Finish for MDF

[Ozziespur]

Hi Guys,

Making a cutlery drawer for the boss and have made it out of MDF. Just wondered if I need to finish it any particular way or any particulr product due to the fact that we'll be putting cutlery from the drawer into our mouths !?

Cheers, Scott

[AngelaPetruzzi]

Line it, seal it or paint it well. It isn' the best material for a food utensil drawer.

[surfdabbler]

Over time, you'll find that the utensils (knives in particular) will start scratching/cutting out the end of the drawers and turning the mdf to dust. You might consider putting some solid wood at the pointy end of the drawer.

[Ozziespur]

Over time, you'll find that the utensils (knives in particular) will start scratching/cutting out the end of the drawers and turning the mdf to dust. You might consider putting some solid wood at the pointy end of the drawer.

Good advice. I will do that.

I only made it out of MDF because i had a couple of sheets of it in the shed. Will put it together and see how it goes.

[soundman]

You could do a lot worse than drowning it in shelac......shelac is one of the very few food safe finishes.....they use it for coating tablets and lollies.

cheers