Raising Grain & Branding Wood

I’d go through your grits – then brand – then raise the grain and sand at your final grit then stain.

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Thank you Betsy. May I ask why this is?

-- Larry , Colorado www.coloradorecordcrates.com

If you do it In the order Betsy suggest it works best ,first sand most of the way,then brand if you must, then raise the grain so when you finish it won’t raise the grain as long as you don’t sand to much. If you brand before you sand then you might sand part of the brand away.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Exactly.

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Yes Jim I must. I am making LP crates for retail sales and the brand is the company logo. Not mention stylisticly, (is that still a word?) a large part of that “retro” kinda vibe. Back to the topic. If I brand between sandings won’t that still remove part of the brand? I guess I’ll know more when it gets here, sometime next week. I’ll share more about it, (and my new business) as everything gets set up. Thanks again Betsy & Jim.

-- Larry , Colorado www.coloradorecordcrates.com