![]() The better you tape the better the results.ĭepending on what kind of epoxy you get ( I’ve linked mine in the material section) you mix and pour into the gap per the instructions. Just like water, if there’s a place for the epoxy to leak… it will. Tape the bottom over the gaps and then the edges to avoid leaks. I have a scrap piece of plywood with a layer of tape on it for my epoxy fills that makes removing it ( or clean up from leaks) even easier than just pouring onto a porous wood surface that can absorb the epoxy. ![]() Two part epoxy heats up after you pour it which causes regular painter’s tape to lose it’s stickiness. I like to use T-Rex tape for epoxy because it’s industrial strength & weather resistant. Now that you have cut the piece, it’s time to prep for your epoxy pour. ![]() You can always cut on top of a piece of foam board. When you’re cutting, be aware of what’s underneath where the blade is passing through and that the pieces will fall apart once you make the final cut ( which can be hazardous with a blade running). Straight cuts are not going to look as natural when you fill with epoxy later. Try to make them organic looking like flowing water ( that was very Zen sounding of me). Using a jigsaw I cut my winding lines through the cookie. It’s better to cut the crack out than have the piece split later. I had an existing crack that I incorporated into my cut line. With everything cleaned up and sanded, it was time to pick my pattern for cutting out. Then I walked the sanding grits up through the progressions to a 220 grit, sanding all surfaces until it was smooth to the touch. I chiseled down to the paper thin cambium cell layer ( which is great for revealed grain projects) and then removed that with ( 60-80 grit) sandpaper with my random orbit sander.ĭon’t worry, it sands right off. When you look at a slice of wood, you’ll see 5 distinct layers: outer bark, inner bark, cambium cell layer, sapwood and heartwood. There are plenty of good methods for removing bark with power tools, I just clamped the cookie and used a hammer and a chisel to remove as much of the outer and inner layers of bark without damaging the sapwood. Not only will it eventually fall off as it continues to dry, but you also don’t want pieces of bark coming off on your wedding cake. See all that nice looking bark on the sides of this rustic looking piece of wood? It needs to come off. Food Safe Cutting Board Oil: ( Howard Cutting Board Oil) or ( General Finishes Salad Bowl Finish Seal).Jig Saw – ( Ryobi One+ Orbital Jig Saw).So let’s talk about how I made this awesome wood cookie into an even cooler cake stand. Apparently the wood cookie market has been cornered by the Eastern Europeans on Etsy. What kind of tree I’m not sure, but I had forgotten I had a client ordering a wood cookie and sending it to me for a wedding cake stand for her wedding on New Year’s Eve. It was a wood cookie! A round slice of a tree for those who aren’t familiar. ![]() So I told my daughter and cats to go to the other room and set out to discover what was inside… The box was 15”x 15”x 2” which doesn’t sound all that big but it was really heavy too which made it even stranger and made me even more cautious about opening it. I didn’t remember ordering anything from Eastern Europe… but then… I had been putting a lot of late hours in the shop and occasionally my Amazon Echo likes to take commands from the TV so it wasn’t out of the question Alexa ordered me something from online. Everything was written in Cyrillic other than my address. The Metabo box was a red flag in itself because that’s mainly a European tool brand that I don’t work with… but then I looked at the label. It was a re-purposed Metabo box that had been cut up then taped together crudely for shipping. What’s in the box? What’s in the box? ( *he says in a Brad Pitt voice) But then a few weeks ago an odd looking package arrived. Although it seems like a no-brainer, unique wedding cake stands can really bring your wedding style full circle.Getting packages in the mail is usually pretty exciting. When it comes to wedding planning, sometimes the smallest details can make the biggest impact. ![]()
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