As I mentioned in a previous post them beam we acquired is to be a mantle and has the natural edge, even has a bit of bark still on it. Now, I have never worked with a natural edge and I am not sure the best way to go about this.
What we want to do is get the sapwood off down to the heartwood, yet maintain the curve and irregular shape of the outer trunk. It is hard to tell in this pic, but the sapwood seams to get thin at the knot, which should really accent that part of the mantle. Now for the question of the hour, What is the right tool for this job? My first thought is a draw knife, am I on the right track for this or do I need to think differently?
There are going to be many first with this project and i am sure there will be a few more questions along the way.
What we want to do is get the sapwood off down to the heartwood, yet maintain the curve and irregular shape of the outer trunk. It is hard to tell in this pic, but the sapwood seams to get thin at the knot, which should really accent that part of the mantle. Now for the question of the hour, What is the right tool for this job? My first thought is a draw knife, am I on the right track for this or do I need to think differently?
There are going to be many first with this project and i am sure there will be a few more questions along the way.