Curing a Pine for future Mount Base/Accent ???

[Terry Green]

I am curious about how to go about curing a pine for a future mount base or mount accent....

I know the resin is going to leak out and make a mess...but not being a wood worker of any kind...I'm clueless.

Any thoughts before I cut this?

   

[Mark Baker]

Terry....cut it off longer than you think you'll need, then coat the ends with cheap wood glue or paint and stand it up in your garage (or lay it flat) to dry out.   It will take some time, but will eventually dry out for you.   Some of the sap will likely ooze out....try and keep it from oozing over your bark ( if you plan to keep it).  Eventually it too will dry up, but early on it will want to run, so just keep an eye on it.

That's a cool tree there.....will look good with a critter perched upon it in some way!  Or as a piece of furniture or base.

[Terry Green]

Mark....I killed a very unique buck in this wood lot, and I got a wall pedestal mount of him...and thought this would be great to hang him on.

BTW...I gotta tell the story on the buck soon.....just not enough time.

[lpcjon2]

After it dries it may crack a little,just use wood glue and sawdust to make a filler(cut some pine on a table saw or miter box and save the sawdust. Be careful you dont lose to much bark. You may be able to use the spray poly on the bark and do a half dozen coats ( matte finish to keep it natural). Good luck

[Mark Baker]

Kinda looks like another cool burled pine right behind the one in the pic!   Or am I seeing something else...

[Mudd]

Cool!  Nice treasure!!

God bless,Mudd

[Jake Fr]

i don't know a lot about cedar trees does the sap go down in the root sytem in the winter like other trees thus making drying a bit easier with less sap to drain out and could you hang it to dry also in stead of laying it down or in a corner just a thought

[lpcjon2]

Pine is one of the sappiest woods,the sap is like crazy glue

[jamesh76]

That is one of the neatest trees I have seen.

Please post pictures of it once you get your project completed.

James

[Jim Jackson]

Terry,

I've had good luck with latex paint from one of the box stores.  Go to the paint isle and look for their "oops" paint where they screwed up on the color mix.  You should be able to dip the cut ends of that pine right into the bucket a couple inches, let it dry, repeat, let it dry, repeat, etc.

Also, you'll want to spray it periodically with some bug spray.  Borer beetles will tear it up if your not careful.

[Terry Green]

Thanks Guys...I'll cut it this fall season when I get back down there.....

[Greyfox54]

Terry these were made from local pine trees . I found 2 matching trunks with similar branches and cut and split them , scraped off bark with a draw knife and kept them in barn for 6 months . I then put them in the oven with door slightly open and pilot light on ( gas stove ) over night a few times and they dried out well . They are now about 3 years old and are holding up well . I never had any luck trying to keep the bark on pine though . I stained them and mounted an antler and use the branch to hold a lantern , my Goodwife loves them and has them hanging in our living room on either side of a picture of a logcabin by a brook by Kinkaide . Pine trees are my all time favorites , each has it's own charater .Hope this helps, Fred