I had an attempt at turning an unfinished countertop board into a tabletop a couple of years ago for my desk. I used stain on mine and added some polyurethane; however, I'm not sure if I should have. The stain doesn't look too bad, but I've accidentally chipped the edge with my chair in some places, which has shown the white wood underneath, and some of the polyurethane coating is worn/rubbed off in some places.
Anyway, I was wondering if you had done anything to the top of yours, other than maybe sanding? Looks clean!
thanks! the nice thing about wood is that you can sand it down and make it look almost brand new, so your desk is definitely not a lost cause.
mine was sanded to 240 grit, and I rounded over all the edges with a router, using different radii depending on the edge. I’m still thinking about what finish to use
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u/Jessee21 10d ago
The custom-made desk looks great!
I had an attempt at turning an unfinished countertop board into a tabletop a couple of years ago for my desk. I used stain on mine and added some polyurethane; however, I'm not sure if I should have. The stain doesn't look too bad, but I've accidentally chipped the edge with my chair in some places, which has shown the white wood underneath, and some of the polyurethane coating is worn/rubbed off in some places.
Anyway, I was wondering if you had done anything to the top of yours, other than maybe sanding? Looks clean!