VLOG_02 Sealing the bark 

I find that oil based poly turns quite yellow over time. Water based poly will stay clear.

I know this is an old video, but thanks for the info on what you use to seal the cark. My in-laws live part of the year in a cabin and on their property, they have western cedars. My father-in-law cuts slices for me to engrave. Always struggled with keeping the bark on.....now I know how....thanks!

Thank you so much this really helped me out

Great work mate... I have a rough sawn red gum slab I am using to build a table. I have sanded the top and it is ready to seal with marine grade varnish. Do you think I can seal the bottom without sanding it, just for protection? Would it work out? Thank you.

I like your Fred Flinstone car seat and his tire.

Thanks for sharing! Great job. What song is this by the way?

Yes! Keep the brush in the product. Of course!

Nice job dude

Would you get better oil penetration by spraying instead of brushing?

Neat video and project. What is that sander type tool you used on the slab in the beginning?

Is there a way to avoid the wet shininess and give it more of a natural matte finish?

Matt, have you tried other finishes to see how well they seal the bark edges in comparison to this oil-based product you're using?

So this works well to seal the bark and keep it from falling off?

I've been doing a lot of research on sealing bark to my live edge tables. Did the bark stay on with just the poly coat? I would imagine that it would flake off with time. I ended up using a 2 part epoxy resin to seal my bark which holds up great with time. Then i used a wipe on satin poly for the top. Also, do you have a pic of the fully dried slab? Seems like it was still wet at the end of the video. I'm interested to see how spar urethane looks fully set.

I sanded my wood piece until it's pretty smooth. Then coat it with 5 coats of semi gloss polyurethane. It doesn't seemed to be sealed yet. It still has that dry wood texture. help :(

Hey, I’m not sure if your channel is still active or not but will adding the polyurethane keep the bark from falling off? I have a wood shelf I’m trying to do and I’d love to keep the bark but am not sure how to prevent the bark from falling off. Help!

Do you clean the bark?

Bark banding? Do you have a video on that?

What kind of tree is the cookie? Kinda looks like a big pine slice?

Does the urethane have to be brushed on or can it be sprayed on with a paint sprayer?

Cool video how long did you dry it before you did this? Nice job

Wait so can someone tell me if that’s all I need to use to seal the entire table bark and all? Also what does “banded” mean?

How many months have passed since that cookie been cut??? And you started the work on it??

Hi, what tool are you using from 0:48-1:30?

What about pentacryl sealer on bark?

Is that an oak cookie or pine?

Is that just like a polyurethane? & will that keep the bark from falling off?

did anyone else's ears explode when he used the sander?

I’m looking for a job

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Try cleaning up your space from time to time dude.