Popular Post Al B Posted October 7, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) I have finished the box made from a damaged birch tree on my sons' property. He loved his birches. The box is a gift to my daughter-in-law. finished with 2 coats of brushed on varnish and 1 wipe on coat. The bark was finished using water based urethane. Edited October 7, 2018 by It Was Al B Ron Altier, Gerald, Gary Hanscom and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Beautiful Al...just magnificent. I love the contrast and symmetry between the live edge and finished pieces. The grain is so rich and full of character. I'm sure you did, but just in case, you did sign and date it on the bottom I assume? A great and lasting tribute to Michael! Cal and Artie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 WOW! I really like this. Keeping the bark was inspired!!! Artie, Grandpadave52, Cal and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Beautiful box. Great design. Excellent workmanship. As has been said, leaving the bark was brilliant. Cal, Al B and Artie 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARO50 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Beautiful! And truly unique. John Cal, Al B and Artie 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 I like it Al! Nice design. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Thanks all. I did sign and date it on the bottom Dave. Artie, Cal, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandyDan Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 I like it that you left the bark on. Nice work. Al B and Cal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick486 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 all of what was said and then some... Cal, Al B and Artie 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 That is gorgeous Al Al B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckSoup Posted October 8, 2018 Report Share Posted October 8, 2018 Great looking box, a lot of heart went into that. Al B and Artie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Great work Al. I wish we had Birch here in Tenn. What did you do about the moisture content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Al B Posted October 9, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 The tree was cut into short lengths, under 2' long. I ripped the short logs on my bandsaw into 2" + thick strips. I ran those pieces thru my little thickness planer for uniform thickness. After about 6 months drying, some warping and checking had occured, but not bad. I ran them thru the planer again and it was about a month before I eventually started the box. Then cut the blocks into the pieces needed using my bandsaw and tablesaw. A final run thru the thickness planer to get the desired thicknesses for the box. The only drying was about 7-8 months of storage in my shop. I believe the short lengths helped speed up the drying. The pieces were stickered to allow air on all sides. Artie, p_toad, HARO50 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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