Buckeye Burl - Finished

The Buckeye Burl has been finished! It was a long process to get this beauty done but it was absolutely worth it! Sanded to perfection and finished with 3 coats of Livos.

California Redwood Slab - FINISHED!

Have you ever seen the trees in California that you can actually drive through? If you haven't, quickly google that and return to this blog post :-)

'The Beast' arrived back in March and Cathy has been working on it daily ever since. Measuring 3" x 30-61" x 91", this absolutely stunning piece is now complete.

Here are some photos taken throughout the process... enjoy!

Just in the door

Close up of the slab to show the figure

Began by sealing the reverse side and edges. Ready to flip over and begin sanding down the main side.

Edges were sealed with epoxy and then sanded finely with steel wool to minimize the gloss

Slab has been flipped, and the good side is ready to begin sanding

Let's just say we went through a lot of sand paper...

Sanding the piece down exposed about a hundred little surface cracks. Each and every one was meticulously filled. Depending on the depth,  coffee grounds and/or epoxy & CA glue were used.

See those tiny cracks where the top of the slab meets the side? Yup... they got filled as well.  

Done! Finished with 6 coats of Livos. This slab is a must see...

African Teak - From start to finish

Our latest batch of live edge lumber was African Teak. Cathy tediously spent a solid week preparing this piece for sale. Drop by the store to see and feel this beauty! 

Dimensions are 2" x 33.5" x 72"

Beginning to sand... started at 50 grit

Softened the edges

Finished with 4 coats of Livos (Countertop)

Next up: Finishing a California Redwood Slab!

Behind the scenes finishing a slab....

Finishing a slab is quite the process! Thought we'd have some fun and finish up one of our new slabs - Figured Ash. I have the easy job of taking pictures while Cathy does the actual work :-)

Dimensions are 95" long, 2" thick and between 18-25" wide.

Figured Ash Slab - on the table and ready to get going! (Excuse the mess...) 

Starting on the bottom of the slab first 

Cathy has tediously picked away most of the bark. Very boring and time consuming! Worth it though...

Now time to smooth the edges so no one hurts themselves while sitting at the table

Time to sand the bottom of the slab and put a coat of finish on.

Now to start on the top...

The bark is gone

Edges are getting smoother

The slab is now ready to be finished

Finished with 4 coats of Livos

Done! Could be the perfect headboard...

Close up of the grain

The "Clover"... from start to finish

There's nothing more exciting than unloading a shipment of burls and finding a gem like this one! Bark on all sides...  and in such a beautiful shape. After storing it for about a year, we decided to make this burl our latest project.

Maple Burl - 4.25" x 39" x 46.5"
Mineral spirits to show the grain

Cathy and Derek spent hours upon hours chipping away the bark and vacuuming out the dust and dirt. Before actually doing so yourself, you really don't know how long it takes! 

Bernie even took a moment here and there to do some "chipping"

Sanded and ready to finish

Finished with four coats of Livos

Now it's time to design legs. Wood? Metal? To be cont.