Albrecht Kohler
10-10-2016, 7:24 PM
Hey guys, so I have an oak slab (cross section) and would like to transform it into a coffee table.
Currently it has an ugly staining finish on, probably Danish Oil and I want to sand it all off. The color of the original wood is so much nicer. To sand the top flat side will not be a problem, but the life edge look kinda tricky. I thought about using a Dremel with a flap sander, but the wood is quite hard and would probably just eat these flappers up and I would end up sanding forever. So now I am thinking maybe Dremel + carbide bits would make more sense. I don't want to sacrifice too much of that life edge look but I'm aiming to smooth it out a bit and get all that old finish out of the tight spots. Any ideas how to approach this are very welcome! :-)
And while I am at it, let me check my approach for the later finish with some specialists here:
I thought about using a thin layer of epoxy (West System) to seal these tiny fissures (you might see them in the picture) and then continue with a couple of poly (General Finishes, water based)/sanding runs until I am happy with the look.
Cheers!
Currently it has an ugly staining finish on, probably Danish Oil and I want to sand it all off. The color of the original wood is so much nicer. To sand the top flat side will not be a problem, but the life edge look kinda tricky. I thought about using a Dremel with a flap sander, but the wood is quite hard and would probably just eat these flappers up and I would end up sanding forever. So now I am thinking maybe Dremel + carbide bits would make more sense. I don't want to sacrifice too much of that life edge look but I'm aiming to smooth it out a bit and get all that old finish out of the tight spots. Any ideas how to approach this are very welcome! :-)
And while I am at it, let me check my approach for the later finish with some specialists here:
I thought about using a thin layer of epoxy (West System) to seal these tiny fissures (you might see them in the picture) and then continue with a couple of poly (General Finishes, water based)/sanding runs until I am happy with the look.
Cheers!