Finishing Live Edge Wood Bar Top

I find this is best done by sanding the live edge before doing my final sanding to the top.

Finishing live edge wood bar top. In this video i show how i finish my live edge slabs. This goes for any sawn surface. Taking a roughly shaped wooden slab and fitting it inside has become quite a trend but make sure it fits your place and match the rest of the materials and colors in the room. Thinking through the finishing and construction.

Natural form wooden piece bar top. About 7 pieces to make it a 72 x 50 top. Via ricardo dearatanhalos angeles times 6. Im getting ready to dive into my first live edge slab piece bathroom vanity counter top and i need some advice on how best to finish it to get the desired look.

Then sand the sap wood live edge with a smaller headed sander to bring out the color and remove any bark or dirt. On the one hand slabs are just thicker pieces of wood and are finished using exactly the same techniques that woodworkers have been using forever. Thewoodwhisperer june 2. Natural looking bartop finish article january 27 2012.

Check it out 5 tips for better. Looking forward to my first tiki party. While i dont want a sharp edge where the two surfaces meet i do want there to be an edge to reflect light. Any other suggestions for an outdoor wood bar top.

So if your project only involves this then youre set. Learn how to coat table tops from start to finish. On the other hand if the slab has natural edges checks also known simply as cracks bark inclusions areas where the surface of the slab is bark tissue rather than wood and even voids then there are added details to deal with. I want there to be a hard line to show where the live edge ends and the cut surface begins.

Here is an example of the finish im looking to get super smooth. Live edge slabs usually have bark on 2 sides. On the other hand if youre going to be using live edge slabs slabs with pecky character or even ones with deep gouges then following the simple steps outlined below will help you finalize the amazing piece youve. Wood slabs without live edge are like any wide piece of wood and require virtually the same technique to finish.

The other 2 sides are sometimes jagged from where they were cut. Once the surface is prepped to 120 grit with the aggressive sander move onto a random orbit finishing sander. Stone coat is an epoxy that will make your furniture come to life. You think the color would hold up better under the sun.