NoviceGirl Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 Hi, novice here. I got a slab of wood with dark black spots I'm having trouble sanding out. I want to take it back to get planed again. Can I epoxy the crack before the shop planes it? Crack runs almost entire length I'm concerned about transport plus I figured less sanding/ clean up work needed after epoxy. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wtnhighlander Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 You can successfully run cured epoxy through a planer, but the size of that crack has me concerned that simply filling it with plastic will not add sufficient strength to avoid separation during handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 That looks like a tannin stain, caused by the wood being in contact with a metal pipe or strapping. I would try a tannin spot remover before trying to plane or sand. There are "home brew" methods of removing tannin stains if you don't want to buy an off the shelf product. That split will definitely need to reinforced before the epoxy fill. A number of butterflies/dutchman would help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoviceGirl Posted July 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 6:43 AM, wtnhighlander said: Thank you, I'll try a remover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoviceGirl Posted July 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 7:20 AM, Just Bob said: That looks like a tannin stain, caused by the wood being in contact with a metal pipe or strapping. I would try a tannin spot remover before trying to plane or sand. There are "home brew" methods of removing tannin stains if you don't want to buy an off the shelf product. That split will definitely need to reinforced before the epoxy fill. A number of butterflies/dutchman would help. This would be different from "Bar Keepers Friend" right? That didn't work. I do plan on adding 2 butterflies on the fron and 2-3 on the back for support and 3 C channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted July 28, 2021 Report Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 hour ago, NoviceGirl said: This would be different from "Bar Keepers Friend" right? That didn't work. I do plan on adding 2 butterflies on the fron and 2-3 on the back for support and 3 C channels. Bar Keepers Friend is a cleaner, this tannin spot remover is one of the products I found after a search. I have never used this product so no idea how effective it is. The few times I have done this I used a hydrogen peroxide soaked rag on the spot. I had mixed results with that, and would probably go with a store bought product in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 The crack is more like a gap! Out of curiosity, what are your plans for the slab and how thick is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoviceGirl Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 12:17 AM, Coop said: The crack is more like a gap! Out of curiosity, what are your plans for the slab and how thick is it? 2" thick. I'm going to cut 6-7" of the end and use the other side as the top. Table 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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