Beautiful White Birch

[BlackCoffin]

Opened up a birch tree that got taken down a month ago. Had a few pockets of rot (imagine that) but in their location would be a great spot for a colored epoxy fill. Some quilting going on throughout the grain also. A lot of character in these and love how they turned out.

 

[beaglebriar]

Wow very nice!!

 

[Sagebrush33]

Yes that is beautiful! Do you have any specific plans or ideas for those slabs?
Not often ya see milled Birch of any variety.

 

[BlackCoffin]

I sell some slabs as a side gig, these are pretty unique and rare for birch and I may hang on to most of them. They would make a good bar top or smaller table of some type.

 

[huskyboy]

Pretty rare for white birch that size to be solid where I live here. Nice slabs!

 

[BlackCoffin]

Pretty rare for white birch that size to be solid where I live here. Nice slabs!

Same here! Needless to say I’m very happy with the outcome. Few soft spots but that’s it.

 

[Kerfed]

White birch can be super pretty. Milled this a year ago or so at a friends. What do you like/recommend for a finish?

 

[BlackCoffin]

That is a beautiful set of slabs you have. For finishing I’m a fan of letting the natural color of the wood speak for itself, and try to get it almost to the point of the first time you make a cut and open the log up. I really like Rubio Monocoat in their natural finish. It’s a flooring finisher and extremely durable. It bonds with the surface of the wood and doesn’t soak in, a little goes a long way. I left a frozen water bottle on a test piece and let it sit for almost 2 days with the moisture on it, in the right light you can see a faint ring/stain. Otherwise you would never know it’s there. For a natural look on the wood it’s hard to beat, supposed to blend well if maintenance repairs are needed as well.

 

[Kerfed]

Awesome, I’ll try it out.