wood slices - walnut

[mikesscrollsaw]

I hvn't been on here in a while but I wanted to share this one with you all. The wolf pic might just be my favorite project thus far.

 

These are slices of a black walnut tree about 13-14 inches in diameter. one with a cougar and one with a wolf and trees cut out. the cougar one is about an inch thick, the wolf is about half an inch or less in some spots. I put a 1/4" thick baltic birch plywood backer board painted black on the back of each to keep it from falling apart. the cougar slice checked really bad and would be 2 pieces if not for the backer.

 

plus the backer gives the nice black background contrast and a way to put a strong hanger on it too.

 

 

[DWSUDEKUM]

Nicely done Mike. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

DW

[Dan]

That's a cool idea Mike. Did you slice the wood yourself? Is it planed or sanded? We have lots of walnut around here and I've been wanting to try something like that.

[mikesscrollsaw]

I cut them with a chainsaw then sanded smooth. (started with 60 grit belt sander, then kept going up to 220 grit).

 

I didn't want to use the plainer because I was afraid it would tear off the bark.

 

Plus I let them dry first before sanding and they warp as they dry which would never work in a plainer.

[crash landing]

very nicely done Mike.

[wombatie]

Very nice work Mike

 

Marg

[Marshall]

Nice work Mike ...........

[Xray]

Very unique, maybe you should try a custom clock with a slice.

[Oges]

Lovely looking timber there, have you tried it will a lighter coloured backer?