Nigel Tracy
02-21-2009, 10:24 AM
Hi everyone,
Im wondering if anyone could share tips and tricks to smoothing an endgrain round from the trunk of a white pine. I've also seen these "rounds" referred to as "cookies" around here. Mine are 24" dia. cookies by about 3 1/2" thick. The pine is softwood of course and at the moment the surface is not much short of fuzzy, with some of the "fuzziness" of the fibres quite long from the chainsawing-- as in 1/4".
The cookies are years old and very stable with the typical wedge-shaped crack. I believe they were soaked in something to help stabilization when they were fresh.
I am hoping to smooth at least one side of each and add legs for end tables.
I'm thinking about trying the turners trick of using an epoxy cocktail as a hardener. Any other tips or tricks before I try anything?
Thanks :)
Im wondering if anyone could share tips and tricks to smoothing an endgrain round from the trunk of a white pine. I've also seen these "rounds" referred to as "cookies" around here. Mine are 24" dia. cookies by about 3 1/2" thick. The pine is softwood of course and at the moment the surface is not much short of fuzzy, with some of the "fuzziness" of the fibres quite long from the chainsawing-- as in 1/4".
The cookies are years old and very stable with the typical wedge-shaped crack. I believe they were soaked in something to help stabilization when they were fresh.
I am hoping to smooth at least one side of each and add legs for end tables.
I'm thinking about trying the turners trick of using an epoxy cocktail as a hardener. Any other tips or tricks before I try anything?
Thanks :)