How To Preserve Bark On Wood Slab. Watch the video explanation about vlog_02 sealing the bark online, article, story, explanation, suggestion, youtube. Preserving your own wood gives you a way to cut up fallen trees and actually use the wood for something other than your fireplace. Bark is lost by the shrinking and expanding of the wood.
It's very difficult (sometimes impossible) to preserve the bark on wood.
Bark and wood chippings make great surfaces in any garden. I snagged a cut of walnut from the scout camp this morning that had been sitting under an overhang for this will get the least amount of variance in drying between bark and wood. I remember reading somewhere the bark and the actual wood expands differently due to the difference in material even though both are wood i know its not the same, but there are videos out on how to bark a live edge that doesnt have the bark. Preserving the bark on your wood can be a challenge. He works with a lot of slab wood and live edges. How can i finish it to ensure the bark remains part of the piece? What do i have to do to keep the bark from drying, shrinking, and falling off the slab? I was wondering how i can preserve the bark on the slabs for a more rustic look for benches and chairs i plan to make.
