Sealing Live Edge Siding

     Last post, i showed you some cedar logs i had cut. To get the slabs ready to hang the first thing you need to do is peel the bark off the edges. This can be quite a job on some, but others come off fairly easy. I use a box knife to get under the bark to peel i up. Also some scraping is needed to get all the fine pieces. This can be done with a box knife or pocket knife. Remember to keep your fingers out of the way. Next use a broom to remove all the sawdust from both sides that was left here by the sawmill. You want the wood clean so the sealer works better. 

Cedar Logs to Cedar Boards

       I spent the morning at the sawmill getting 3 cedar logs cut into slabs.

  Most of it will be used to finish  the siding project i have started Showed below.

I also had a slab cut to 2 1/2 inches thick for a project idea i have for later on. I should have some excess 1/2 inch thick slabs left after the siding is done, that can be used to make signs like the one below
Next time I will show how to install the live edge cedar siding.

Drifts, Gems and Wire Whims

Drifts Gems and Wire Whims is a craft business specializing in hand made wood products including wooden signs, chainsaw carvings, rustic furniture, fine furniture, home decor and also hand made jewelry specializing in wire twisted jewelry.
       So, here I am writing my first blog. My plan is to write about handmade crafts jewelry making (with the help of my wife Shannon) and woodworking projects. This includes fine woodworking all the way to chainsaw carvings.  I also would like to discuss tools, tool maintainance, setup and repair. I will also have some input on home repair and maintainance to help along some of you do-it-yourself types too.
       Tommorrow im getting some cedar cut on a bandsaw mill to use as live edge siding. I will try and get some good pictures to share with you.
       This is a picture of a 6ft. bear that was made for a christmas present from a wife for her husband.