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I am a novice furniture finisher - I mean, really novice. I've freshened up a few tabletops to good result, but that's about it.
I've got a beautiful slab of heartwood pine from our property that I am turning into a bartop.
Right now it's about 10.5 feet long, 10 inches high, and two feet deep.
It's planed and reasonably smooth from a pass with a belt sander.
So my plan is to borrow a moisture meter to check it. It seems pretty dry, because the tree was dying anyway and it was cut down last August. It sat as a log until about mid-November and has been in its current state since.
I think I'm going to finish the top and sides (leaving the natural edge) and leave the bottom side untouched for a year or so, just to make sure any moisture can get out, then seal it up later.
Does anyone have any advice on what products or techniques would likely give me the nicest results?
I've got a beautiful slab of heartwood pine from our property that I am turning into a bartop.
Right now it's about 10.5 feet long, 10 inches high, and two feet deep.
It's planed and reasonably smooth from a pass with a belt sander.
So my plan is to borrow a moisture meter to check it. It seems pretty dry, because the tree was dying anyway and it was cut down last August. It sat as a log until about mid-November and has been in its current state since.
I think I'm going to finish the top and sides (leaving the natural edge) and leave the bottom side untouched for a year or so, just to make sure any moisture can get out, then seal it up later.
Does anyone have any advice on what products or techniques would likely give me the nicest results?