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.

Finishing live edge wood with bark.

Once the surface is prepped to 120 grit with the aggressive sander move onto a random orbit finishing sander. Once the bark is gone take a rotary tool with a sanding flap wheel and sand the edges down smooth. Finally use a spray finish such as polyurethane over the bark to get an even finish. Just drip it on and let the wood soak it in.

Then sand the sap wood live edge with a smaller headed sander to bring out the color and remove any bark or dirt. Or if you can put it in a kiln right away that is even better. The other thing that you can do is to use thin ca between the bark and sapwood to help keep it on. There are a couple of things that you can do to improve your chances of keeping the bark on your wood.

Mark the whole surface with a pencil and slowly remove the pencil with 120 grit. Live edge walnut bench. Once the surface is prepped to 120 grit with the aggressive sander move onto a random orbit finishing sander. Sand the whole surface with 80 grit continuing to 120 on the aggressive setting.

A belt sander works as well. Don t use an accelerator so it has the opportunity to get in as far as possible. Bark on natural edge bowl. Live edge bowl and turned box.

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