[header] How to varnish raw and unfinished wooden furniture [title] Prepare a work area that is well-ventilated. [step] The room or workshop you will be working in has to be the correct temperature so that the varnish will dry properly-at least 70 ° f (21.1 ° c). [title] Keep your piece of furniture out of direct sunlight so that the varnish doesn't dry too fast. 
[title] Smooth all rough surfaces with a very fine grade of sandpaper. [step] Sand with the grain; if you sand against the grain, you will damage the wood.