Tyler Anderson
01-12-2007, 4:03 PM
I have some pieces of bookmatched natural edge walnut that have some bark inclusions where a branch was splitting off. The inclusions stretch to the edge on one side and is surrounded by wood on the other side. The inclusions go all the way through the wood on both sides.
I'm afraid of these bark pieces being more brittle than the wood around them and chipping off in time, possibly as people absent mindedly start picking at them. Is this something I need to be worried about, and if so, how can I harden/seal the bark? I don't want to use an epoxy to fill in the gaps, so I'd need something thinner that could soak into the bark to just harden it. Would CA do this well?
I'll probably be finishing the rest of the table with Watco Danish oil or Liberon Finishing oil.
Thank you!
--Tyler
P.S. I'll try to post pictures later, if I can fix my computer at home to post them.
I'm afraid of these bark pieces being more brittle than the wood around them and chipping off in time, possibly as people absent mindedly start picking at them. Is this something I need to be worried about, and if so, how can I harden/seal the bark? I don't want to use an epoxy to fill in the gaps, so I'd need something thinner that could soak into the bark to just harden it. Would CA do this well?
I'll probably be finishing the rest of the table with Watco Danish oil or Liberon Finishing oil.
Thank you!
--Tyler
P.S. I'll try to post pictures later, if I can fix my computer at home to post them.