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Epoxy Test and Wood Surface Preparation

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Live edge Problems Continued...We make every mistake possible while installing our Live edge project

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What happens here

On a test piece of live edge wood, apply epoxy (Glaze Coat) and use a heat gun to remove air bubbles. Observe the dimpling caused by the heat gun, noting that a torch is preferred for a smoother finish. Examine the wood surface for inherent patterns that might be mistaken for bandsaw marks. The video emphasizes that some lines are natural wood character that cannot be sanded away, while others are actual bandsaw marks that require heavy sanding. Progress through sanding grits from 120, then 220 using a palm sander, followed by 400 and 600 grit sandpaper for hand sanding.

Goal: Understand epoxy application, wood character, and proper sanding technique

Tools and materials

  • Heat Gun Wagner — Removing air bubbles from epoxy (less ideal than a torch)
  • Live Edge Wood Test Piece — Testing epoxy application and sanding techniques
  • Palm Sander Makita — Initial sanding with 120 and 220 grit sandpaper
  • Sandpaper — Coarse sanding to remove bandsaw marks
  • Epoxy — Testing application and finish

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it. You have when you use a heat gun versus a torch. You see that dimpling in the finish? That's because of using a heat gun. Our torch is dry right now. Thankfully, this is just our sample piece, but you don't want to use a heat gun. It just does not do as good of a results for you. So, Frankie's attempting to repair it cuz it's still semi wet. Try in. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Look how Okay. See, that is that's it's coming slowly back to life, but you're holding the heat gun way far away right now versus uptight and close. When we got out, Mark, it's guaranteed they're out of here. Okay, so one of the problems we came across or one of the issues we came across is you guys see these straight lines right here. We confused this with bandsaw marks and it's actually part of the character of the wood. Some of it is bandsaw marks, but some of it is the character of the wood coming out when you stain it. So, you can sand and sand and sand and you will not be able to remove all of that. We just able to see it right here. You see that's in the wood. See how they going like this? That's that's in the wood. Okay. So you can see some of the the variation in the wood, but you can also see that this is the character of the wood as it goes across outside of the grain of the wood. So we're not talking about the grain of the wood. We're just talking about some of the properties of the wood. So we're doing this. We're actually using um let's show them what we got. You can set that down if you just like walking around with it. I like holding it. You like hold Can I turn it into a belt buckle? That would be one big belt buckle. Hey man, have you seen them cowboys? I have. Okay, so right now we're palm sanding, but the next step is hand sanding. Okay, so here's the order, guys. 120 on a palm sander, then 220 on a palm sander, then the palm sander disappears, and then we go to 400 grit and 600 grit. And we got to then we'll touch it all up and then we can actually start to install it. How many hours do you think we've been sanding on this thing, Frankie? Lots. So, that's going to be your biggest part of the work. Really, isn't it? It all depends on how good you want it to look. Yeah. Okay.

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