WOOD CONTAMINATED RESTORATION TO CREATE a TEA BOX ORGANIZERS

The creation of a new design, we will restore MDF contaminated wood by different chemical agents, these treatments and processes that we will see below I intend to show you that all material however finished this can be given a second life again, in this case the restoration of the wood not only consists in to sand the wood but also of a correct sealing and inking, in this project we will be able to test our creativity and most importantly the recycling of materials such as the MDF.

Step 1: IDENTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATING AGENT

Now we can appreciate what is the agent contaminating of the wood, this is epoxy resin, this wood was previously cut in CNC, but the wood was contaminated in the internal pores and on the surface of material, this step is very important, because if you don't know what is the contaminant agent your final abbot can be result unsatisfactory

Step 2: TO SAND THE WOOD

Later take your sandpapers and begin to sand wood faces, this form we can remove the resin of the surfaces wood, we begin with a sandpaper with a train of sanded of 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000 in the end, the piece must be smooth on its surface with a little resin in its pores

Step 3: CONTAINER RECYCLING AND DRAWER ASSEMBLY

A gift box is recycled and reused as a container, once all the materials and tools are ready, the drawers are assembled, were used 45 degree presses, where on each edge MDF we applied glue wood and later presses the pieces

Step 4: SEALING AND INKING

When we started applying a nitrocellulose sealant layer, this sealant was applied with double thinner quantity, this meant that at the time of painting it did not absorb so much dye, the application of the sealant and dye was made with a paint gun, by means of a compressor, but the application can either be made with fabric tin or with a brush of soft bristles.

Step 5: KNOB TURNING

We used a piece of pine wood, we tournament the piece and sanded like the previous sanding train and at the end with the same wood sawdust was given one last polished while the piece was still turning.

Step 6: RAILS FOR DRAWERS

These rails were made with MDF pieces, this wood left over from the cuts and stuck on the banks of the box  with wood glue, being careful with the dimensions congruence of the rails, they should be as symmetrical as possible

Step 7: INTERSECTION OF DRAWER KNOBS

We made a drills with a ¼ drill bit to insert the mini handles, finally we applied resin oil in the pieces to cure the wood and give it a yellowish glow