hello

[majorwoody]

must say what a great site this is. I've been 'lurking' for a little while now and have picked up an enormous amount of great advice and tips.

I'm what you would class as an extreme novice at woodworking, but i'm very keen to get some projects under my belt. :?

I'm planning on making a small coffee table of some discription, but I'd like to use some driftwood that I often spot washed up on the beach. Can anyone suggest how I might prepare such timber (i.e. drying out etc) before actually starting to work with it? :wink:

Thanks in advance
Mark :lol:

 

[DomValente]

Welcome Mark.

Can't advise you on driftwood, but I knew a chap who used to make picture frames with it and he always washed it before using, again I don't know why, didn't think to ask. Salt removal ?

Dom

 

[Scott]

Welcome aboard Mark

 

[CHJ]

Mark, I would suggest you have a look at Driftwood Furniture by Derek Douglas, it has some details on cleaning and drying.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[woodbloke]

Mark - welcome to the forum - Rob

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Mark

Welcome to the forum.

Cheers
Neil

 

[Waka]

Mark

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Losos]

Hi Mark,

A warm welcome to UKW the best place to be

Please post something if you go ahead with the 'driftwood' idea. It's not something that comes up too oftem so I'm sure we'll all like to see or hear about it.

 

[mailee]

Hi Mark and welcome. You have certainly picked the right forum to be on, lots of help and advice here. :wink:

 

[superunknown]

Hi and welcome.

Nice to see another member from good old East Sussex