Step 3: Clean, plane and sand your wood pieces
When cleaning your wood pieces, look for any loose bark or wood and remove any soft or rotted areas. You do not have to sand the table leg smooth, simply clean away all loose pieces.
Use your planer (if needed) to flatten any uneven areas of the base or table top prior to sanding.
Then using a block sander or an electric sander, sand the base and table top smooth. You don't have to sand it with multiple papers and make it really smooth. The varnish I recommend fills in a lot of areas.
If you have any rotted areas on your table top (like I did), simply chisel out the rotted material until you are left with strong wood and various holes. (See photos).
Use your planer (if needed) to flatten any uneven areas of the base or table top prior to sanding.
Then using a block sander or an electric sander, sand the base and table top smooth. You don't have to sand it with multiple papers and make it really smooth. The varnish I recommend fills in a lot of areas.
If you have any rotted areas on your table top (like I did), simply chisel out the rotted material until you are left with strong wood and various holes. (See photos).
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Knife is about 2 years old;made out of railsaw blade and handle is elk horn.
Have made several of them for gifts