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texaswoodworker · 08-28-2009, 03:59 PM

Hey guys. I picked up some drift wood while I was out on the river and now I have around 30 to 40 pounds of the stuff. They range from under a foot in lenght and 1/4" thick to over 7 foot in lenth and 3-4" thick. Does anyone know what I can make with it.

Thanks

wood-n-things · 08-28-2009, 04:11 PM

I made some really kewl welcome signs from a chunk I found at the coast a few years ago. Took almost a year of drying time and then I ruined a band saw blade tryin to re-saw it from all the sand and grit...But it turned out really nice.

Sally · 08-28-2009, 04:55 PM

I've done drift wood sculpture for years. Take a nice pice of drift wood - with a unique shape and finish it like fine furniture. Scrape the outer edge off, reshape parts to enhance them then take a deer horn to the surface to compress it and shine it. It's pretty easy and fun. No cost involved. Google Driftwood Sculpture and see what comes up.

Dick-Miraglia · 08-28-2009, 05:43 PM

Hey, Aaron. Check out this link

ShangralaFamilyFun.com - Shangrala's Driftwood Horses!

scrollpup · 08-28-2009, 06:58 PM

Bonfire? Just kidding Aaron

Dick beat me to it.I was gonna suggest the site he posted.Pretty awesome sculptures!

Jerry

texaswoodworker · 08-28-2009, 10:28 PM

Looks great but I don't have enough wood for that. I originally got the driftwood because I saw a intarsia project that used it for accents on the base.

Janette · 08-28-2009, 10:49 PM

I use stuff like that for the tree branches that my nuthatches sit on. I know a gal that used to paint on driftwood - you need to powerwash it or something first to get all the sand out unless you prefer the sandy rustic look.

texaswoodworker · 08-29-2009, 01:12 AM

The project I'm talking about was a fish on a base with driftwood around it.

Rolf · 08-29-2009, 03:49 PM

Janette is right about the sand. All my driftwood comes from the beach. It may not be so bad from a fresh water river. I used some when I made my heron for the perch.

ubgoofy2003 · 08-29-2009, 10:17 PM

Hey, Aaron, about all I can think of is like the driftwood that I have, with Fish mounted on it. I do have a carved fish mounted with a stiff wire holding it to the driftwood. Looks pretty cool. Guess you will have to cut something out, or carve something to mount on it. Good Luck. Perk

08-28-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
texaswoodworker Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno Texas Posts: 254	Drift wood Hey guys. I picked up some drift wood while I was out on the river and now I have around 30 to 40 pounds of the stuff. They range from under a foot in lenght and 1/4" thick to over 7 foot in lenth and 3-4" thick. Does anyone know what I can make with it. Thanks __________________ Aaron

08-28-2009, 04:11 PM	#2
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,471 Blog Entries: 1	I made some really kewl welcome signs from a chunk I found at the coast a few years ago. Took almost a year of drying time and then I ruined a band saw blade tryin to re-saw it from all the sand and grit...But it turned out really nice. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

08-28-2009, 05:43 PM	#4
Dick-Miraglia Carved Fretwork Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 163	Do you like horses??? Hey, Aaron. Check out this link ShangralaFamilyFun.com - Shangrala's Driftwood Horses! __________________ Dick Miraglia http://www.scrollsawer.com/gallery/s...r/9638/cat/500

08-28-2009, 06:58 PM	#5
scrollpup Avatar by Casey Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hot Springs,Arkansas Posts: 1,732	Bonfire? Just kidding Aaron Dick beat me to it.I was gonna suggest the site he posted.Pretty awesome sculptures! Jerry __________________ Two wrongs don't make a right....they just even the score...

08-28-2009, 10:28 PM	#6
texaswoodworker Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno Texas Posts: 254	Looks great but I don't have enough wood for that. I originally got the driftwood because I saw a intarsia project that used it for accents on the base. __________________ Aaron

08-28-2009, 04:55 PM	#3
Sally Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Renton WA Posts: 1,027	I've done drift wood sculpture for years. Take a nice pice of drift wood - with a unique shape and finish it like fine furniture. Scrape the outer edge off, reshape parts to enhance them then take a deer horn to the surface to compress it and shine it. It's pretty easy and fun. No cost involved. Google Driftwood Sculpture and see what comes up.

08-28-2009, 10:49 PM	#7
Janette Intarsia Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,108 Blog Entries: 4	I use stuff like that for the tree branches that my nuthatches sit on. I know a gal that used to paint on driftwood - you need to powerwash it or something first to get all the sand out unless you prefer the sandy rustic look. __________________ Janette www.square-designs.com

08-29-2009, 01:12 AM	#8
texaswoodworker Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Reno Texas Posts: 254	The project I'm talking about was a fish on a base with driftwood around it. __________________ Aaron

08-29-2009, 03:49 PM	#9
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 2,808	Janette is right about the sand. All my driftwood comes from the beach. It may not be so bad from a fresh water river. I used some when I made my heron for the perch. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can"

08-29-2009, 10:17 PM	#10
ubgoofy2003 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 490	Hey, Aaron, about all I can think of is like the driftwood that I have, with Fish mounted on it. I do have a carved fish mounted with a stiff wire holding it to the driftwood. Looks pretty cool. Guess you will have to cut something out, or carve something to mount on it. Good Luck. Perk

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