A few months back, I showed you the piece of live edge wood we bought in October for the top of our island at the condo. For about 8 weeks it sat at the place we got it - drying out. Then in December or January, we picked it up and since then it's been sitting in the garage at the farm, waiting for us start sanding it and making it island ready.
So, we got out the sanders, and got out the circular saw, and this project has BEGUN!!! First things first, we needed a new blade for the saw. We started out with the one we had, turned out that blade was USELESS, so we remedied that pretty fast. We also needed a chalk line so we could get a clear idea of what and where we wanted to cut. The funny thing about starting projects...... the minute you start you also start changing your mind. Originally I was planning to only have one side of the island with the raw edge, but as we kept drawing lines and trying to decide how we wanted it, we ended up liking the raw edge on both sides, so that's what we are doing now.
We did cut across both ends for a nice finished end, and we've started with the first rough sand, 60 grit, to get rid of the original saw marks from the mill. Even after just the rough sand, it's starting to looks so pretty. I can't wait until it's done and in the condo. It will be beautiful in there.
Here are a few pics of the beginning of this project.
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| As is, upside down, drying out more in our garage. |
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| Closer view |
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| Guide lines and changing our minds |
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| New blade |
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| First pass at the sanding |
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| Really starting to look pretty! |
This weekend, forecast is completely crap, so will spend quality time with sander. Can't wait!
