http://www.arbutusarts.com/Arbutus-Tree-blog.html The Arbutus Arts Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the ArbutusArts.com website. Subscribe here. en-us Arbutus Tree Sun, 19 May 2013 08:06:12 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 08:06:12 GMT arbutusarts.com f3e66e6c1e2b5d6a5ca26ab4f3821e5d http://www.arbutusarts.com/pressure-treated-wood-deck-for-wood-finish.html Your preference to walnut oil is interesting how would it work on a Pt deck. I am trying to stay away from finishing product's like sealers and oil finishes Sun, 19 May 2013 08:06:08 GMT 77a66a924e2856f71f3e3ed46893aeef http://www.arbutusarts.com/wood-carving-tools.html Dear Sir or Madams, We are manufacturers & exporters of woodcarving tools/tools,Damascus Hunting & pocket folding knives, Kitchen cutlery knives & leather Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:10:11 GMT f39b2e165dcf6442df8c74180882aac7 http://www.arbutusarts.com/acf-magazine.html Hello Ron, how are you? I'm looking to contact a few designers to feature as an advertorial showcase in our magazine and I think your work is just beautiful, Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:05:44 GMT f9c74865dade03b4528c009be7350606 http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-burl-or-root-for-knife-handles.html Hi I'd like to find some nice colored and/or structured Arbutus burl or root wood for knife handles. The wood does not need to be cured. ----------- Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:35:39 GMT 2ba720a21895998a2099a08cb4bbdefa http://www.arbutusarts.com/dried-madrone-wood-for-coffee-table.html Hi, I am looking for some dried Madrone to make two live-edge coffee tables. I would like the wood to be dried, 3 inches thick, and approximately ~27-30 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:05:50 GMT 38860475f8044cdbeb6c71c095806d9d http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrona-wood-dried-and-shipping.html Hi, I live outside Seattle and am looking to make a couple live edge coffee tables from Madrone wood. I made a beautiful dining room table from Madrone Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:02:51 GMT 232a5c152b3810728c5921a28d3f0429 http://www.arbutusarts.com/dried-madrone-wood-for-coffee-table-wanted.html Hi, I am looking for some dried Madrone to make two live-edge coffee tables. I would like the wood to be dried, 3 inches thick, and approximately ~27-30 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:00:14 GMT ac6fb7c731beda22df908f396b7a4a01 http://www.arbutusarts.com/food-safe-wood-finish-question.html Hi I just read your article on food safe finishes which was great! I was just wondering which oil, coconut or walnut, makes a better food safe wood finish? Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:10:29 GMT 176aa6275faff38ea2bb0653034d2ae9 http://www.arbutusarts.com/food-safe-finish-for-wooden-mugs.html Hi I am making wooden mugs out of American oak, i know not the best timber for the purpose but it's what i have to use. I am looking for a food safe Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:42:28 GMT 537c1c958c1a8f6e19f95ec1291eb261 http://www.arbutusarts.com/my-own-madrona-tree1.html A few years back, 6-7, I found a tree nursery in Olympia, WA that sold local native trees and they had madrona trees. Since I moved here from Alaska Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:53:19 GMT cf5049f0629fc1c011ee03528d986b4d http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-is-difficult-to-cut.html I have to prune an Arbutus tree for a friend, however I'm finding it difficult, the saw barely makes a scratch. Is there a trick or preferred tool to do Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:27:36 GMT 58a9c1bbe411049f417bb6ac65ce432b http://www.arbutusarts.com/my-own-madrona-tree.html A few years back, 6-7, I found a tree nursery in Olympia, WA that sold local native trees and they had madrona trees. Since I moved here from Alaska Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:05:03 GMT 13d491ba727e46fb0818744ec86a325a http://www.arbutusarts.com/texas-madrone.html Is there a market for Texas Madrone wood harvested from dead fall and dead branches? Thank you ----- Don't know but you can put your info on the Marketplace Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:08:45 GMT ee19a58d604f7950a510cc9a21076d2b http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-bark-as-dye.html Do you know what colour arbutus bark makes for dying fabric? ------- Never tried it myself but I imagine if it is reddish brown then that is what you Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:22:21 GMT 69066b113fb834ecd691919a7faee915 http://www.arbutusarts.com/index.html Gorgeous Wood Craft Gifts Handmade From The Amazing Arbutus Tree or Madrone Tree Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:48:31 GMT e46cf34665aac460706f5c04ecd8f922 http://www.arbutusarts.com/food-safe-wood-finish-for-wood-used-to-make-lactofermented-vegetables.html I have non-treated hardwood planks. I cut disks out and sanded them down and they are quite cool. I would use them with aquarium rocks on top. My question Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:50:26 GMT 5f8a7bc2ee79651130735e21a84db6fa http://www.arbutusarts.com/question-about-500-year-old-arbutus-tree.html Hi, I did not see a link just to contact you, so am trying this avenue, where can i see a 500 year old arbutus? or even one that has reached the dimensions Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:12:07 GMT 2b16d0db601b5c8acece7efdf8b38dcb http://www.arbutusarts.com/manzanita-wood-scrap-for-animal-chews.html I was able to purchase little pieces of Manzanita a while back but now can not remember where I got them from. Does anyone know who sells these little Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:40:00 GMT f14ade1a5eaf11395ba3c3c71c2f2090 http://www.arbutusarts.com/wholesale-inquiry.html Hi Ron I am starting a gift basket business. I am focusing on local, natural products and would love to include your beautiful West Coast Whale Knife Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:18:09 GMT 31c1e5b7cc8c01b030e8115e6bac229c http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-tree-seedlings-for-sale.html Our property is a natural arbutus tree nursery. Our crushed shale driveway seems to be a favorite place for seedling to take hold. I would love to supply Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:18:14 GMT dc2e12a92b3290878d229c790a73b362 http://www.arbutusarts.com/yew-wood-wanted-for-a-canejust-searching.html I don't have a story. I have a question. I want to make a cane of yew wood. (Sometimes, I'm a bit unsteady walking.) I'd love to have one colored Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:12:55 GMT b3d2e6b145466d5acfb01382db798b90 http://www.arbutusarts.com/tree.html Tree, outside moving, likes the wind and me, here see the wood nymph gentle, green My brother Geoffrey wrote this decades ago and I still find Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:33:18 GMT 094c77e7b3cdf2368d4d7ed742fff131 http://www.arbutusarts.com/engraving.html I WANT TO ORDER A COUPLE OF LETTER OPENERS BUT HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THEM ENGRAVED? ------------------ Minimum order is 50. If that works for you Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:39:01 GMT 3e55bdb4216e2f1b69ee9a544b38950b http://www.arbutusarts.com/help-with-caring-for-an-arbutus-tree.html Hello there, we just bought a property in nanaimo that has an Arbutus tree on it. The tree is about a foot in diameter. I notice that someone has covered Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:20 GMT fa819910d305837934b579a46d109f0f http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-for-sale-in-san-francisco-bay-area.html 24 tree came down in the last storm. I hate to just cut it up and burn it... Send me an email at pister@eecs.berkeley.edu if you want it, or can suggest Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:14:34 GMT d80fa903827f1fafa5a544ed55fa1566 http://www.arbutusarts.com/food-safe-walnut-oil-wood-finish.html Your spoons are really beautiful. I was just wondering if you you use straight walnut oil on most of your spoons, or if you use a mixture of beeswax and Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:07:50 GMT b1111e1d7493c59de443977649578f83 http://www.arbutusarts.com/where-to-find-arbutus-wood-in-vancouver.html Hi there, My dad loves wood turning and I would like to bring him some special wood from BC, do you know where I could find some Arbutus wood in Vancouver? Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:23:52 GMT 9e70cccf575873ff4c1fc4b6662b56ca http://www.arbutusarts.com/handmade-wooden-earrings.html These handmade wooden earrings from sacred Arbutus tree wood are unique earrings: one of a kind that no one else in the world will have but you! Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:38:59 GMT 2461e1af667b3a4699d9544fbc09c9a0 http://www.arbutusarts.com/how-to-dry-a-raw-arbutus-wood-log-round-for-a-coffee-table.html I have recently been gifted a beautiful very large round of an arbutus trunk. The tree was healthy but had to be felled, due to its size and unstable location. Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:47:07 GMT f86b8e7cf4abfd8da9e91d434e30e6c7 http://www.arbutusarts.com/corporate-christmas-gift-baskets.html Corporate Christmas Gift Baskets and Corporate Gifts for Christmas With Handcrafted Arbutus Wood Pate Knives and Utensils Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:07:24 GMT 70904838cdba562944bdc7b9dfbd020b http://www.arbutusarts.com/start-one-arbutus-tree-from-a-seed.html I live in a condo and want to grow an arbutus in a pot on my deck. Is this possible? I am south facing, one block off the beach. Thanks. Maurice ------------- Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:17:30 GMT 12587b48bbfc59666f2e008c99f1791a http://www.arbutusarts.com/how-much-should-we-be-selling-our-arbutus-wood-for.html Hi Ron, We recently had to cut down an old dead arbutus tree that was threatening to fall on our house with the next windstorm. It was an old tree, and Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:08:16 GMT 29a1205829e323f2adb25a9a77b58fab http://www.arbutusarts.com/need-arbutus-wood-advice-to-make-a-table-top.html I have an Arbutus trunk that was standing for at least a year after it died. It was cut down several months ago and is 18 diameter X 8 ft long and fairly Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:29:16 GMT c73153c1c54491fd20bcd7f03496f5e6 http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutis-berries.html Good day, everyone! Has anyone collected arbutus berries? I saw the necklace Ron posted in a photo and it gave me the idea to create a mala using arbutus Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:15:58 GMT e8a98914c7eefad1b928b08b3b771673 http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-berries1.html Good day! I appreciate your art and the many items you create. I wonder if you ever collect arbutus berries and would be able to offer some? I saw Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:55:48 GMT 15b9d99d1b71a04725217514051450d0 http://www.arbutusarts.com/safety-of-yew-wood.html G'day mate. My name is Vlado and I'm from Australia. My Q is about yew wood. Is it safe to wear around neck? I'm going to make a rosary beads and Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:31:36 GMT 0f7116a10be8d8d41bf3a3fe5f512549 http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-firewood.html One day, I was cutting firewood out in southern Oregon and ran across an unfamiliar wood. My friend that was with me told me that it was a hardwood called Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:38:01 GMT bfca3b6b5e52ac5dcfac2bca98f501ef http://www.arbutusarts.com/english-yew-wood-tree.html 35 year old tree for sale at a fair price for Artisans.. Thanks, David dsmadill@telus.ne Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:33:04 GMT 0dcfba77d6fc83b852673ca96c8ff7f5 http://www.arbutusarts.com/old-growth-madrone-wood-slabs-green.html I have madrone slabs up for sale. They are all sawn at 3 thick. Average widths are 28-30 larger widths available. Selling at $5.00 per board foot. Let Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:09:29 GMT cf5d6ffa16d9173c1c97f81956e5118d http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-tree-cut-down-on-19-aug-12-for-sale.html I have a Madrone tree we cut down to protect our house. It was cut on 19 August 2012. It measures 14 inches across at about 4 feet from the ground and Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:10:06 GMT ea252008e45bedbfab5467cc941e122d http://www.arbutusarts.com/anvil-head-towering-cumulonibus-over-mt-denman-august-2012.html Sunsets are spectacular from the Paige Islets - with Mt.Denman at the head of Homfrey Channel. Some folks call this anchorage The Picture Window and Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:14:15 GMT 7ea95b30ebe196e1697c6f8ac2ea8750 http://www.arbutusarts.com/wanted-manzanita-wood-in-portland-or-area.html Hi Ron- Your website is wonderful! I came across it when I was looking at how to decipher between Madrone and Manzanita. I'm trying to get into woodworking. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:46:59 GMT 4f7704c5589340c46f91f137a0fe0f8b http://www.arbutusarts.com/we-are-exporter-from-india.html Dear Sir / Madam, We are manufacturer & Exporter of WOODEN DECORATIVE, HOME & OFFICE+KITCHEN ACCESSORIES, CREMATION PRODUCTS, FASHION JEWELRY. For over Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:34:11 GMT b9d3a12ab23e6545f84014ef4cd7c8fd http://www.arbutusarts.com/yew-wood-wanted-for-longbows.html I make English long bows out of yew.I hope to find boards 65 to 72 inches long, 2 x 2 or 8 x 1 or 8 x 2 Thank you alfredjones88@yahoo.co Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:32:38 GMT 6dedbefa811abcfb2ee2a18963120132 http://www.arbutusarts.com/arbutus-wood-available-arbutus-tree-to-come-down-unfortunately-in-coquitlam-bc.html My name is Randy Ireland I own Budget tree service and have been reluctantly hired to cut down a 40 foot Arbutus tree in Coquitlam. Was wondering its Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:24:10 GMT 8227481e57e843a37a4a6e72c9e1fce6 http://www.arbutusarts.com/dads-favourite-tree.html The arbutus tree was my Dad's all time favourite tree. He passed away 10 years ago now. The year after he died I bought a little arbutus tree from a Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:20:56 GMT f095b2f65dce86eca8be264979b3e4b1 http://www.arbutusarts.com/love-it-or-hate-it-arbutus-tree.html I read with interest your account of the Madrone tree...which I also used to love. When I moved to the West Coast of British Columbia (from Ontario), Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:19:04 GMT 259d83e3b9883916cd7fb254f615f11c http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-trees1.html A man from the US asked if the Arbutus trees in my painting were Madrone trees. He said they looked the same. ------------ Same tree different names. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:16:51 GMT 49c270d486cb96dadfa4195d900ab5e4 http://www.arbutusarts.com/madrone-trees.html A man from the US asked if the Arbutus trees in my painting were Madrone trees. He said they looked the same. ------------ Same tree different names. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:16:46 GMT 8df3324475f928583870d39728d62a3a http://www.arbutusarts.com/santa-anita-canyon-madrone.html I am a hiker in Southern California. One of my favorite areas is in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Angeles National Forest. On returning several years Wed, 04 Jul 2012 16:30:22 GMT