I have a piece of maple tree trunk 4 ft across, cut horizontally, 3 inches thick, so it is all end grain. I surfaced it, and will sand it to 220, any suggestions on how to finish it? I want the grain and spalting pattern to show through.
Also, the edges, which is now face grain, need to be cleaned up. But the piece has some nice undulations as the tree grew, and some bark inclusions which might be impossible to remove since they are so deep. At a loss to decide what tool to use to clean/sand the edges with? Just want to remove a 1/4 of inch or so to expose clean wood.
Eventually want to make it into a table.
Suggestions?