Finishing a maple natural/live edge

I just cleaned up some burl that has the sort of edge I think you are talking about. I used a small wire brush (not too strong a bristle). If you are careful with it you should avoid scratch marks. Not sure about the stain effect but if you have a piece of scrap you could try that first. good luck.

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I agree with the wire brush.

The edge will accept stain but it won’t be the same as the face.

I’m not sure that you would want it to though. I would want them to show up differently.

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