Keeping the bark on wood

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Jb

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 7761
Location: 91� N

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 20 11:09 am Post subject: Keeping the bark on wood
I've made a number of lamps recently (leds behind sumblimation prints, leds embedded into picture frames and just simple standard lamps) Mrs JB wants to try a variation on this. She wants a table lamp where the upright is a natural branch with the bark still attached. Does anyone out there know what I could do to treat fresh wood so that it will securely keep the bark on it?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46387
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 20 11:40 am Post subject:
choose the right sort of tree linseed oil by capillary action from the ends and faces might work on a dry but still barked bit, it would lose the natural look if you go for the faces find a bit that is suitable and pre weathered? just dry it a bit and do the engineering stuff?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45709
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 20 3:24 pm Post subject:
How big a branch, apricot or plum doesn’t really lose its bark

Jb

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 7761
Location: 91� N

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 20 4:02 pm Post subject:
She did not go into details, but big enough that the bark could provide some interesting texture, small enough that it looks like it should hold a light and not be the main support in a cruck house. I suggested that something more like spalted roots would be better as they would not have bark to lose but she seems set on the idea of the texture of the bark.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 20 5:26 pm Post subject:
i have a 15" diameter scots pine log that has retained its bark for maybe 5 years while drying from river forage birch has never fallen off in my log basket acers split and peel off prunus are good for retaining bark blackthorn is very robust thinking about old, chainsaw and bark on cut firewood

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