Bark Edge Slab Siding

What works for me is when i fell a tree in summer or winter does not matter i immediately take it to my mill and slab it.

Bark edge slab siding.

Bark house is the original bark siding and bark wall covering design manufacturer. Operating for 30 years we offer beautiful wall finishes that do more than just look good they are good. You can obtain slabs in several ways. A lot of sawyers won t mind a custom cutting job.

Here s a list beginning with your most affordable options. If this is the case with your slab sand the roughness away with 120 grit sandpaper. Keeping the bark on chunks of wood in my experience is a hit and miss business. All of our saw shavings are put in a bin and hauled off for horse bedding.

Live edge slabs usually have bark on 2 sides. Live edge slabs can be flattened on our custom built slab flattener. Answer from the experts. Basswood bark s tight bond makes it ideal for bark art as it.

Work your way to 150 180 220 and 320 grit. Our slabs are kiln dried to provide maximum stability and to eradicate any insects. Have a local mill saw em for you. Mantels and beams are either sold in the rough or sent off to the wood shop for further processing.

But the slabs i keep live edge on are all hardwood. We are one of the largest producers of live edge slabs. First grab a slab. I have never tried to keep live edge on soft woods like pine.

For details on this rewarding but labor intensive option see tips for sawing your own natural edge slabs listed above. At barkclad our natural bark siding is from poplar and is hand peeled dried in a certified kiln hand cut on site stacked loaded and shipped for delivery within a 1 week period or less to maintain the exceptional natural integrity of the bark. We sell our end cuts end slabs as firewood by the cord. 1 sided wavy edge lap siding peeled board and bat 2 sided wavy edge bark on house logs.

From that time on the live edge bark never gets direct sunlight or weather on it. Some species are reputed to shed their bark regardless of treatment hickory is one with a bad reputation in this regard while others are more likely to not shed their skin walnut and basswood have a good reputation here. As a regeneratively aimed company our products have an intrinsic value that nurtures inhabitants worldwide while improving forests and supporting personal. If you have a round slab or a slab with bark on all 4 sides you can skip this step.