Old Growth Redwood

April 25, 2023

Long time ago store bought picnic tables were made with the lumber from ages old Redwood trees. They were great in the weather and pretty much bug resistant. In my 20s I would see them out at the curb on trash day because they were falling apart. The wood was still good except where metal fasteners were used. The wood turned black and deteriorated where they were placed. I brought many of them home and salvaged them. 15 or more years ago I made a bunch of acorn shaped birdhouses and gave them as Christmas presents. Recently I came across the scraps from then and decided to add them to my little bowl collection. The number of growth rings is just amazing. I counted 24 in a one inch span and when I think of how big some of those trees were I can only imagine how long they took to grow. These bowls are three inch in diameter. Used WOP to finish them and they sucked it up like paper towels. The finish passed all the way through to the outside in spots when I put the first coat on the inside.