Finishing Live Edge Wood With Bark

Finish for live edge.

Finishing live edge wood with bark.

Then sand the sap wood live edge with a smaller headed sander to bring out the color and remove any bark or dirt. Once the bark is gone take a rotary tool with a sanding flap wheel and sand the edges down smooth. Bacteria or mold growing under the bark will reduce its bond to the wood store your harvested pieces in a cool dry place. Live edge bowl and turned box.

Just drip it on and let the wood soak it in. The other thing that you can do is to use thin ca between the bark and sapwood to help keep it on. A belt sander works as well. Finally use a spray finish such as polyurethane over the bark to get an even finish.

Then sand the sap wood live edge with a smaller headed sander to bring out the color and remove any bark or dirt. Live edge walnut bench. Once the surface is prepped to 120 grit with the aggressive sander move onto a random orbit finishing sander. Cut the stock in the winter when the sap is not flowing.

Bark on natural edge bowl. Sand the whole surface with 80 grit continuing to 120 on the aggressive setting. Live edge myrtle slab. Sand the whole surface with 80 grit continuing to 120 on the aggressive setting.

Don t use an accelerator so it has the opportunity to get in as far as possible. Once the surface is prepped to 120 grit with the aggressive sander move onto a random orbit finishing sander. If you have a live edge slab that you want to finish first peel off any bark in 6 to 8 inch sections using a rounded chisel.