keeping bark attached

**Daddy3x** · 5th September 2011, 12:23 PM

I received as a gift a section of branch, some rather dense wood with sections of small branch still attached. It was cut into a section about a foot long, and the branches from the main section (trunk) were shortened to about 2". It is intended to be hung as a rustic coat/hat hanger.

I would like to make one, but would prefer that the bark be intact. I would choose a suitable green section from a recently felled tree, and cut the piece to suit. However, I am guessing the bark won't make it through drying.

Any suggestions/chemicals/procedure for helping the bark to stay attached?

**dr4g0nfly** · 7th September 2011, 06:34 AM

Normally you'd use CA Glue to hold bark in place.

You can get a super thin one that works by capillary action to draw itself along the fibres of the wood before it sets - but be prepared to use lot's of it!

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 7th September 2011, 07:14 AM

How long is the length of branch you're talking about?

As dr4g0nfly said, thin CA is the main go-to for this, but it's usually applied on the cut ends to stop the bark from peeling away with handling... and it really only penetrates an inch or so.

For a long branch, say several feet, it's impossible to glue the whole bark on. (Unless you drill small holes every few inches to drip the CA in and... well... I suspect the end result would less appealing than desired.)

However, depending on the type of bark, just gluing that inch or so at any and all cut ends might very well do the trick.

Good luck!

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