Bark Edge Slab Siding

Live edge slabs can be flattened on our custom built slab flattener.

Bark edge slab siding.

Here s a list beginning with your most affordable options. I have never tried to keep live edge on soft woods like pine. Live edge slabs usually have bark on 2 sides. You can obtain slabs in several ways.

Answer from the experts. But the slabs i keep live edge on are all hardwood. Bark house is the original bark siding and bark wall covering design manufacturer. As a regeneratively aimed company our products have an intrinsic value that nurtures inhabitants worldwide while improving forests and supporting personal.

For details on this rewarding but labor intensive option see tips for sawing your own natural edge slabs listed above. 1 sided wavy edge lap siding peeled board and bat 2 sided wavy edge bark on house logs. First grab a slab. From that time on the live edge bark never gets direct sunlight or weather on it.

All of our saw shavings are put in a bin and hauled off for horse bedding. 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. 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.

We are one of the largest producers of live edge slabs. If this is the case with your slab sand the roughness away with 120 grit sandpaper. Work your way to 150 180 220 and 320 grit. A lot of sawyers won t mind a custom cutting job.

Operating for 30 years we offer beautiful wall finishes that do more than just look good they are good. We cut over 100 species of hardwoods including indian rosewood walnut camphor tigerwood brazilian cherry persimmon and many other hard to find lumber types. Natural bark siding the original. Basswood bark s tight bond makes it ideal for bark art as it.

The other 2 sides are sometimes jagged from where they were cut. 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. Keeping the bark on chunks of wood in my experience is a hit and miss business. If you have a round slab or a slab with bark on all 4 sides you can skip this step.