TO Strip or Not??

[Robert Arrowood]

Ok now that I have your attention.The wood gods smiled on me this week.To start I found a LARGE burl on the side of the road.Then won the erc from Jeff. Thanks again Jeff! Then on Wed. went and cut down a LARGER burl . Man that thing is Huge. I can't even get a 5ft. tape around it. Now here is the question. Do I need to strip the bark or not:dontknow:. I don't wan't to mess it up. But I know it will be a lot harder to strip when it dries.I've got a great place to store it in the dry:eusa_clap.

 

[WoodWrangler]

I can't answer your question ... but it looks like you are having one heck of a week! :icon_chee

 

[Robert Arrowood]

I can't answer your question ... but it looks like you are having one heck of a week! :icon_chee

Thanks Jeremy. Yep it was going good until I went out the back door to go eat. The saw the neighbors dog with my cat in his mouth.:kamahlituI better stop there.Don't want to say too much. If you know what I mean.

 

[nelsone]

Oh man, sorry to hear about the cat.

Hopefully Kyle will chime in on your question, but I left the bark on the piece you gave me and painted the ends and exposed face. Seems to be working ok.

 

[Terry]

Robert,
The Black Walnut Burl that was given to me dates back 40 years forward and I have had no problem removing the bark. Then only problem I am having is I am going to have to buy a bigger bandsaw to resaw it. GEE! That means I got to have surgery again!!
NOTTA! :no:
Terry:rotflm:

 

[Robert Arrowood]

Thanks Terry the burl I've got is cherry. I talked with a guy yesterday.He said he would strip the bark and seal it. Almost tempted to go ahead and get it slabbed out first.:dontknow: