DIY - Finished Our Railing for Our Tiny House - Big Island of Hawaii

in #diy5 years ago

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We finally finished our railing. We were lucky enough to have the rain stop and we found a piece of Ohia lying just off the side of the road.

We debarked it and sanded it for a couple hours. The sanding is hard work and brutal on the hands even with power tools due to the twists and turns of the branch.

We got some clear water sealer from Home Depot the other day and put on multiple coats until the water sealer just started to bead on the wood and would not soak in.

We were oiling the wood previously but the hot Kona sun dries out the wood within a couple weeks. We hope the sealer, with its UV protection, does the trick.

We are really happy with how it turned out and the neighbors seem to like it as well as people come by to comment on it.

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