White Pine Bark

I’d be careful. Out here in the west we have powder post and bark beetles under the bark.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

we either remove all traces of bark completely by sandblasting, nylox wheel, wire wheel,etc , or seize it in place with a number of different types of acrylics, epoxies, or tung oil . bark is full of dirt and harbors insects underneath – bad for cutting edges on your tools and discouraging to your clients when there is a hatchout at dinner time in the future. i try to dissuade the use of bark but if the customer has to to have it we kiln at 160 then soak it with a penetrate . if you store your air dried slabs with bark on , insect damage is likely depending on how dry it is.

-- rob