Oak City Customs
Wood Panel Finish Levels
Planer | Wide-Belt | Orbital | Fully-Finished
Below Are Descriptions Of the 4 Finish Levels We Offer on all Wood Panels
Level One
Planer Finish
Material is straight-line ripped to feature clean & perfectly straight edges & prepped for glue-up
Panel is 'edge glued' using Titebond 3 wood glue
Major cracks, knots, & imperfections are filled with Oak City Customs Epoxy, filler and/or glue, 1/4" wide and smaller imperfections may still be present
Flattened with our 52" double helical jointer/planer to 0.12" above final thickness or maximum possible
Level Two
Wide-Belt Finish
All previous steps - Plus -
Minor cracks, knots, & imperfections are filled with Oak City Customs Epoxy, filler and/or glue, 1/8" wide and smaller imperfections may still be present
Sanded to 150 grit with our 52" wide-belt finish sander to meet any specified thickness or 0.12” less than planer
Cut-to-size on our CNC machine or panel saw
Level Three
Orbital Finish
All previous steps - Plus -
Micro epoxy fills
Edges sanded clean of saw marks
Edge detail applied (round-over, bevel, ogee, etc.)
Sanded to 180 grit with our 52" orbital finish sander
Level Four
Fully-Finished
All previous steps - Plus -
Final inspection & 220 grit hand orbital sanding
3 coats minimum to top surface & 2 coats minimum to bottom surface, of clear satin finish or Rubio Monocoat finish