Thread: Need advise- Finishing Burl Slabs

the fibreglass resin is called clear casting resin and is available at bunnings, i swear by the stuff. follow the directions carefully and you wont have any probs and it takes a heap of different finishes (i haven't tried oil finishes on it yet)

Thanks 4 that. Any idea on how to clean up the natural edge of the burl?

a wire brush on a 9" angle grinder rips bark off pretty quickly and rounds the edges nicely other wise a handheld wire brush and a belt sander will do

Yea thats what i have been attacking it with today. A good ol' hand held wire brush. Seems to be doing the job.

Thanks

Mate an alaskan mill set up and a proper ripping chain will make your cleaning up soooooo much easier ,and give you a lot more wood . cutting by my eye wastes so much . good cutting Bob

There are several people around that have woodwizz machines to flatten burls and slabs, only way to go. If interested shoot me a pm and I will put you in the right direction

I agree with bobsreturn2003. An alaskan mill and low topplate angle chain would save you a heap of finishing time and you can often just get away without putting it through a thicknesser.

Originally Posted by charlsie

a wire brush on a 9" angle grinder rips bark off pretty quickly and rounds the edges nicely other wise a handheld wire brush and a belt sander will do

I use a 5" grinder with a standard wire brush wheel and then switch to a narrow wire bush on a power drill so that I can get into the smaller crevices.