Father and son project

[andrew t]

I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to woodcraft could anyone give me some much needed advice how I would turn this piece of wood into a mirror.

I think I would like to remove the bark but don't really know what to use .

If someone could maybe give me a price for making the insert for the glass that would be good 😀.

Any advice would be fantastic cheers 👍

[Lazurus]

Flatten the back, buy a cheap mirror that will fit behind the central hole, cut a small rebate in the rear to size of mirror and hold in place with silicone or brass clips. Just make sure the wood is dry or the shrinkage may upset the mount.

 

I would leave the bark on as it is in good condition, just wire wool and some Danish oil to finish.

 

Nice little project.

 

S.

[se7enthdevil]

leave it in the house to dry out for about a year so there is no movement once the glass is on there or it could crack it.

 

weigh it now and write it on it so you have a comparison in a year's time to see how much moisture has been lost.

 

once dry flatten the back and rebate like stu said or get a bit of ply to surround the mirror and screw that to the wood.

[inthewoods]

I use a pressure washer to remove bark, works well.

[Beardie]

That is a piece of wood to die for. I would look at getting it sawn down the middle, then you've two for the price of one. It would also speed the seasoning process. Thing is, you'd need a really big bandsaw.

[andrew t]

Sounds good to me if ok with you maybe I could pop over with it when I move to Norfolk next year happy to leave it to dry out for a year .

I could bring you some nice bits of wood as payment or cash let me know what you think.

[andrew t]

leave it in the house to dry out for about a year so there is no movement once the glass is on there or it could crack it.

 

weigh it now and write it on it so you have a comparison in a year's time to see how much moisture has been lost.

 

once dry flatten the back and rebate like stu said or get a bit of ply to surround the mirror and screw that to the wood.

 

I will take your advice and let it dry I will date it tonight 👍

Cheers

[andrew t]

That is a piece of wood to die for. I would look at getting it sawn down the middle, then you've two for the price of one. It would also speed the seasoning process. Thing is, you'd need a really big bandsaw.

 

I think there's another bit on the log pile somewhere.

[andrew t]

I use a pressure washer to remove bark, works well.

 

That sounds like a hassle free way of doing it .

Although I'm think maybe keep it on now as suggested and clean it up .

[Big Beech]

Looks like Beech? Good luck in getting that off with a pressure washer!!!

I would leave as is, and Danish oil over top would look dandy!