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Food safe potting/knot filling compound
all epoxies are food safe once fully cured
This may be an overstatement.
Food-safe epoxies do exist. In order to be considered "food-safe," the ingredients need to meet FDA CFR 175.105 & 175....
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Food safe potting/knot filling compound
Personally I'm of the belief that epoxies are safe for direct food contact (once fully cured) without specific information to the contrary, based on basic principles. That's not to say I would use any ...
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Can you fill cracks in the side of a live edge slab
Could I fill them with a glue/sawdust mixture?
You can yes but common woodworking glue (PVA-type, white or yellow) wouldn't necessarily be the best choice for the glue.
A much more solid fill can ...
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'Wood glue doesn't stick to wood glue'. Could this conventional wisdom be wrong?
In the absence of helpful comments, I've done some research on PVA glue chemistry to see what this could be. The general rule of thumb is that wood glue does not stick to cured wood glue.
Wood glue ...
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Food safe potting/knot filling compound
According to their product info, Stonecoat Countertops epoxy is made of organic solids and is completely food safe when cured. In my experience, it is an excellent filler for wood, and I have even ...
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Best method to attach an edge board to an end-table top board
I would create an apron frame attached to the bottom of the butcher block. This way you can maintain the solid butcher block look, and it will greatly simplify the construction.
Offsetting the apron ...
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Can you fill cracks in the side of a live edge slab
Seconding the suggestion to use epoxy. That crack is an interesting one though because it goes through the nonflat surface of the live edge, so its a bit challenging to make a mould to stop the epoxy ...
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