Popular Post Al B Posted October 7, 2018 Popular Post Report 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 Stick486, Artie, Ron Altier and 9 others 12 Quote
Grandpadave52 Posted October 7, 2018 Report 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
lew Posted October 7, 2018 Report Posted October 7, 2018 WOW! I really like this. Keeping the bark was inspired!!! Grandpadave52, Artie, Cal and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Gene Howe Posted October 7, 2018 Report 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
HARO50 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Posted October 7, 2018 Beautiful! And truly unique. John Cal, Artie and Al B 2 1 Quote
Al B Posted October 7, 2018 Author Report Posted October 7, 2018 Thanks all. I did sign and date it on the bottom Dave. HARO50, Artie, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 4 Quote
HandyDan Posted October 7, 2018 Report Posted October 7, 2018 I like it that you left the bark on. Nice work. Al B and Cal 1 1 Quote
Stick486 Posted October 7, 2018 Report Posted October 7, 2018 all of what was said and then some... Al B, Cal and Artie 2 1 Quote
DuckSoup Posted October 8, 2018 Report Posted October 8, 2018 Great looking box, a lot of heart went into that. Artie and Al B 1 1 Quote
hawkeye10 Posted October 9, 2018 Report Posted October 9, 2018 Great work Al. I wish we had Birch here in Tenn. What did you do about the moisture content? Quote
Popular Post Al B Posted October 9, 2018 Author Popular Post Report 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, Grandpadave52, p_toad and 2 others 4 1 Quote
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