i was given a couple of big pallets and i'd like to make then into tables. i've already made a table with one using gas pipe for the legs. i hand sanded it real quick and light, just enough to knock any big chunks off but it still splinters quite a bit. i've got two more to work with.

i dont know if this pic is good enough to answer my questions: can i sand this down enough to make it nice and smooth so i can put some sort of finish on it? i have a couple of ideas. my step-daughter is going to calpoly this fall and i'd like to put a CP logo on it. i'd paint the entire top green then put a yellow CP logo in the center. another finish i think would look really cool would be to paint a CP logo in the middle of raw wood then put some sort of shellac(???)/polyurethane over it. what is the finish that you can see through and looks to be a few mm+/- thick.

if there is a thicker, see through, finish that i could use i think it'd look nice to get a logo cut out in a thin gauge metal, affix it to the wood then cover it with some see through finish.
so, what are some options please.

thanks much

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