Don't Mean To Make Anyone Jealous, But Look What I Found

[STEWARDSONS]

found this in the woods today.

 

[fishyfeet]

hehe, jealous, id pay you to take it away

 

[CezzaXV]

Beautiful bit of wood. I recently had to pay £25 for a piece not even half as nice as that.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

what do you think it best to get the bark off with? shall i scrub it with one of those wire ball things, or a brillo pad?

 

[soybean]

I've been trying to come up with a reason I'm not jealous. But I can't. I am.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

the bark is red, well its more like a skin, will this type of wood be ok for the tank?

 

[Aqua Tom]

If it is a hardwood then it will be fine. Shops use a sandblaster to remove the bark so I am guessing that getting it off wont be easy.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

i have a pressure washer, shall i try that?

 

[ZoddyZod]

I'm going to be watching this thread for tips. I'm fed up seeing nice pieces in the LFS and then almost collapsing when I see the price tag.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

i assume its hard wood, this is a cross section of it

 

[STEWARDSONS]

I'm going to be watching this thread for tips. I'm fed up seeing nice pieces in the LFS and then almost collapsing when I see the price tag.

im tempted to hire a canoe from frimley lodge park and cut some of the tree roots off that are in the basingstoke canal. looks like swamp root.

 

[ZoddyZod]

im tempted to hire a canoe from frimley lodge park and cut some of the tree roots off that are in the basingstoke canal. looks like swamp root.

ha, I know exactly where you mean!

Although wont they be a real pain to dry out/cure? I've no idea what the process is for preparing wood so that's it's ok for aquarium use.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

i think as long as you soak it in boiling water for a bit it will be fine.

it would get me some funny looks tying my boat up and bringing out a saw, then hacking away at the bank of the canal lol

 

[Aqua Tom]

i assume its hard wood, this is a cross section of it

Hit the cross section lightly with a hammer. How easy is it to mark?

easy = soft

hard = errrr, well, hard


Tom

Edit, looks hard to me.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

two hits and it looks like this