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Hello

I salvaged a large quantity of this reddish MDF from a local high quality furniture maker, but I have no idea what it is. The pictures don't really do it justice, this stuff is very nice - several orders of magnitude better than any MDF I've ever seen at B&Q/Wickes. I was hoping the collective wisdom of this forum could come to my aid! Is there any particular finish I should be using? I will be edge banding, so I dont care what the end grain looks like.

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I was also wondering where you recommend buying things like piano hinges, drawer knobs etc? We used to have a local shop that only sold hinges and drawer pulls which was amazing as I could touch and feel everything before buying, but they closed down during the first lockdown. I am making a jewellery chest for my wife for our anniversary, so I would prefer to go to a store so I'm not having to wait on post.

Thank you

Ian

<blockquote data-quote="Pluribus" data-source="post: 1564962" data-attributes="member: 38698">HelloI salvaged a large quantity of this reddish MDF from a local high quality furniture maker, but I have no idea what it is.&nbsp; The pictures don&#039;t really do it justice, this stuff is very nice - several orders of magnitude better than any MDF I&#039;ve ever seen at B&amp;Q/Wickes.&nbsp; I was hoping the collective wisdom of this forum could come to my aid!&nbsp; Is there any particular finish I should be using?&nbsp; I will be edge banding, so I dont care what the end grain looks like.[ATTACH=full]132478[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]132481[/ATTACH]I was also wondering where you recommend buying things like piano hinges, drawer knobs etc?&nbsp; We used to have a local shop that only sold hinges and drawer pulls which was amazing as I could touch and feel everything before buying, but they closed down during the first lockdown.&nbsp; I am making a jewellery chest for my wife for our anniversary, so I would prefer to go to a store so I&#039;m not having to wait on post.Thank youIan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pluribus, post: 1564962, member: 38698"] Hello I salvaged a large quantity of this reddish MDF from a local high quality furniture maker, but I have no idea what it is. The pictures don't really do it justice, this stuff is very nice - several orders of magnitude better than any MDF I've ever seen at B&Q/Wickes. I was hoping the collective wisdom of this forum could come to my aid! Is there any particular finish I should be using? I will be edge banding, so I dont care what the end grain looks like. [ATTACH type="full" width="638px" alt="IMG_20220326_114447917.jpg"]132478[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="637px" alt="IMG_20220326_114057426_HDR.jpg"]132481[/ATTACH] I was also wondering where you recommend buying things like piano hinges, drawer knobs etc? We used to have a local shop that only sold hinges and drawer pulls which was amazing as I could touch and feel everything before buying, but they closed down during the first lockdown. I am making a jewellery chest for my wife for our anniversary, so I would prefer to go to a store so I'm not having to wait on post. Thank you Ian [/QUOTE]

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