Comments on: Box Elder

By: holly

holly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:56:28 +0000

Just got some wet Boxelder – would love to know if anyone can confirm or contradict these:

1- The red often fades to pink/brown as it dries.
2- The red is very UV sensitive and always fades to pink/brown over time.
3- Boxelder is relatively easy to dry: not prone to checking or warp, but it is prone to sticker shadow.
4- Anyone out there have a solution to sticker shadow for this species?

By: sandra messner

sandra messner — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:03:28 +0000

We have some boxelder bowls that were made from a tree on our farm. Some of them have the characteristic bug holes in them. Is there a way to seal/plug these teeny holes to make these lovely bowls more useful? Thanks!

By: Sarah Cunningham

Sarah Cunningham — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:33:04 +0000

My father is a logger and gets lumber cut all the time, he recently had some Box Elder cut and it is the most beautiful wood I have ever seen…. simply stunning!

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:40:59 +0000

Sure Rebecca!

Thanks for asking.

By: Rebecca Priddy

Rebecca Priddy — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:33:15 +0000

These Box Elder photos are so beautiful. May I use the Box Elder sealed and the Box Elder box image on my blog?
http://ayearwiththetrees.blogspot.com
Rebecca

By: james ridings

james ridings — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:53:36 +0000

I have a couple of box elder logs that we haven’t milled yet, becuase I want to know how to maintain the color in them.