The last stage of refinishing a fine wood piece involves using fine grit sandpapers 200 grit and smoothing out any rough edges to the wood so that it feels and looks uniform.
Cleaning live edge wood.
Start on one side then rub out the finish with a dry cloth.
Then sand the sap wood live edge with a smaller headed sander to bring out the color and remove any bark or dirt.
Begin by removing a 6 8 section of bark starting at an end.
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Scrape the fibers off with a nylon or wire brush.
Finishing with a very fine sandpaper by hand is ideal whether you used a sanding machine or prepped the wood by hand.
Use a soft lint free slightly dampened microfiber cloth.
These cloths are highly absorbent and will dust your live edge wood table surface without leaving streaks marks or scratches.
Removing the bark from your live edge wood slab.
Never dry dust your live edge wood table as dust particles may scratch it.
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All you need to do is take a lint free cloth to the table once a week.
Removing the bark from your live edge wood slab.
Certain wood furniture polishes contain silicone which can actually damage the slab table top.
Continue this process over the.
It won t come loose later scraping away that layer creates a slippery smooth edge with more rounded features.
Sand the whole surface with 80 grit continuing to 120 on the aggressive setting.
Apply finish once the surface is prepared to 120 grit you can apply your monocoat finish.
If you work across it you may gouge the surface and leave marks.
A belt sander works as well.
Cracks and knots of live edge tables may retain dust and dirt deep in their creases.
Finish the table in halves.
The cambium layer the fibrous glue that connects the bark to the wood can add depth and character to the edge if you leave it.
So heat can cause problems for your live edge table.
Work your way along the edge of the slab.