Recycled Tree Art Project

2009/01/08 | Karen Sealy

Materials

tree

branches

board to use as the background

carpenters glue

possibly additional fasteners (if you’re using big sections of the tree)

picture hanging wire and a couple screws
Tools

mitre box

hand saw or an electric chop saw/mitre saw

work bench/table

safety glasses
Directions

Cut your branches in various thicknesses. There is no right or wrong- you can use one species, or different species; the branches can be uniform diameter or not. Cut lots of these ‘pucks’ so that you can dry fit them so that the arrangement is pleasing to you. I found it easier to have a variety of diameters so that I could completely fill all the spaces.

Once you’ve dry fit your pucks you can begin gluing them in place. If they are large you might want to add a screw from the back through the board to catch but not totally penetrate the puck.

Once dried you can add your picture wire and screws to hold it in place to the back. Make sure the gauge of wire is strong enough to hold the weight of the finished piece. These can get very heavy.