Cedar Chest Furniture Refinishing

My newest project has been refinishing this Cedar Chest
This is what it looked like before I started sanding

yeah it was pretty worn out but I knew the wood was good and the inside just like new

made of real Cedar Wood too

So I decided to save it and create a piece of art

So I sanded

and Sanded

and SANDED some more

then it got really detailed and around all the trim I had to hand sand

Yeah that's the really time consuming part

but worth it

but it's all worth the time

and this is just the first coat

After sanding for hours and spending lots of time on getting it smooth and stripped down to the original wood

It's just beautiful with the grain of cedar showing isn't it?

I brushed it off and then cleaned it with a tack cloth(dampened with Paint thinner)\

then I gave it one coat of

Then I let it dry for a good 3 days

and now I'm going to do some art detail to the trim

haven't decided just what yet but I'll let you see it when I get to that part.