Thread: Anyone know how to make the rough edgest smotth on a burl wood slab? photo below

Wire wheel on an angle grinder works pretty well. A dust mask (as well as full face shield, ear muffs and patience is highly recommended. Using two grades of wheels speeds up the process.

How long to you think this prosess will take and also what kind of sand paper is the best to get rid off all those wire scratches on the wood

Originally Posted by E****d

How long to you think this prosess will take and also what kind of sand paper is the best to get rid off all those wire scratches on the wood

No sandpaper is involved - the first coarse wire wheel get's rid of bark and lumps and the second one reduces the big scratches to small ones that look quite natural and once can live with. The overall speed of the process depends how much needs to be ground away.

sorry im new to all this what do you mean by two grades? and i already got rid of the bark just need to get rid of lumps left over
Thankyou for reply

I just had to mention...............the title of this thread had me in tears laughing so hard? Were you drunk when you typed it?

didnt have time had to be some were so i just typed fast and just posted it

Do you have an angle grinder?

You can get sanding disks that will go on it.

I use 40, 80, 120 grits, just lightly wipe it over the surface, don't stay too long in the one place & don't press too hard 'cos you will burn it.
You will also find that you get black streaks in a hurry if there is any dampness/sap left in the wood IE: too green.

If you have a variable speed grinder, slow it down & then there is less chance of leaving burn marks.

Originally Posted by BobL

Wire wheel on an angle grinder works pretty well. A dust mask (as well as full face shield, ear muffs and patience is highly recommended. Using two grades of wheels speeds up the process.

What Bob said, or if you dont have one for an angle grinder, then get one that fits in a drill. Both will leave minimal scratch marks.

Thanks people for soome advice if it turns out well i take a photo of it

G'day E****d.

I thought the wire brush idea of BobLs was pretty good so grabbed a piece of old jarrah stump and gave a small patch a scrub.
I think the result looks good with minimal scratches.
Regards,
Geoff.

Originally Posted by Boringgeoff

G'day E****d.

I thought the wire brush idea of BobLs was pretty good so grabbed a piece of old jarrah stump and gave a small patch a scrub.
I think the result looks good with minimal scratches.
Regards,
Geoff.

Yep - if you go with the grain like that it works pretty well. If you also get brass coated wire brush that uses thinner wire it will look even better.

Try sandblasting

Might work.

Cheers Oddjob1