So the Crepe Myrtle is out of the ground, the root ball is on my patio and I have started trying to hose the mud and fire ants off of it. Definately going to need some Benadryl tonight to keep the itching at bay...
The hose on full blast just won't get the impacted clay off of there. I need to get the pressure washer out, but it is late and the sun is going down, but here it is so far...
Once I get the gack off of it and the root ball is CLEAN, I figure I will store it in the shed to air dry for a couple of years.
Now I have never done a bowl of any kind, but for some reason this thing is screaming at me to do one of color infused epoxy resin / root ball bowls. That way I have consistent material.
I know Myrtle can be used for woodworking, not sure if Crepe Myrtle qualifies, but I do remember a gift shop in Philomath Oregon (owned by a friends Dad) that made and sold all kinds of gifty knick knack bric a brac stuff made from Oregon Myrtle. The place closed down I am sure in the 90s because when I was back there in the late 90s it was no longer there. (there is a new one doing the same thing, not the same location or people).
Anyway, if this thing works as nicely as that Oregon Myrtlewood, I will have a good start, I just have to be patient...
So what do you think, bowl, vase, or???
The hose on full blast just won't get the impacted clay off of there. I need to get the pressure washer out, but it is late and the sun is going down, but here it is so far...
Once I get the gack off of it and the root ball is CLEAN, I figure I will store it in the shed to air dry for a couple of years.
Now I have never done a bowl of any kind, but for some reason this thing is screaming at me to do one of color infused epoxy resin / root ball bowls. That way I have consistent material.
I know Myrtle can be used for woodworking, not sure if Crepe Myrtle qualifies, but I do remember a gift shop in Philomath Oregon (owned by a friends Dad) that made and sold all kinds of gifty knick knack bric a brac stuff made from Oregon Myrtle. The place closed down I am sure in the 90s because when I was back there in the late 90s it was no longer there. (there is a new one doing the same thing, not the same location or people).
Anyway, if this thing works as nicely as that Oregon Myrtlewood, I will have a good start, I just have to be patient...
So what do you think, bowl, vase, or???
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