Bark Edge Slab Siding

Keeping the bark on chunks of wood in my experience is a hit and miss business.

Bark edge slab siding.

First grab a slab. We cut over 100 species of hardwoods including indian rosewood walnut camphor tigerwood brazilian cherry persimmon and many other hard to find lumber types. Operating for 30 years we offer beautiful wall finishes that do more than just look good they are good. Natural bark siding the original.

Basswood bark s tight bond makes it ideal for bark art as it. For details on this rewarding but labor intensive option see tips for sawing your own natural edge slabs listed above. But the slabs i keep live edge on are all hardwood. Here s a list beginning with your most affordable options.

1 sided wavy edge lap siding peeled board and bat 2 sided wavy edge bark on house logs. 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. If you have a round slab or a slab with bark on all 4 sides you can skip this step. 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.

A lot of sawyers won t mind a custom cutting job. If this is the case with your slab sand the roughness away with 120 grit sandpaper. Live edge slabs usually have bark on 2 sides. We are one of the largest producers of live edge slabs.

As a regeneratively aimed company our products have an intrinsic value that nurtures inhabitants worldwide while improving forests and supporting personal. We sell our end cuts end slabs as firewood by the cord. Live edge slabs can be flattened on our custom built slab flattener. The other 2 sides are sometimes jagged from where they were cut.

Our slabs are kiln dried to provide maximum stability and to eradicate any insects. Work your way to 150 180 220 and 320 grit. Have a local mill saw em for you. I have never tried to keep live edge on soft woods like pine.

Mantels and beams are either sold in the rough or sent off to the wood shop for further processing. 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. You can obtain slabs in several ways. From that time on the live edge bark never gets direct sunlight or weather on it.