Sequoia Hollow Form

Love the sandblasted look Michael!

Beautiful—and difficult—form also!

In terms of mass, Sequoia trees are the largest tree in the world. In terms of height, Redwoods are the largest trees in the world. The wood of the giant sequoia is much coarser in texture than that of the redwood, and the growth rings of the redwood are wider. Both woods are highly resistant to decay.

Did you use regular sand, or did you use glass beads? Or would it make a difference?

Details please re your blasting??? - if you’re not fearful of giving the rest of us a leg up…
Glass bead is entirely different than regular sand when blasting, eh?
Paul from Canada

I used regular sand (aluminum oxide). The redwood is so soft probably anything would work. I turned down the air pressure to control the process better. Always good to have some scrap pieces to work out the pressure for a given piece of wood.

What makes this forum so awesome, is folks like you willing to share their techniques. Thanks.

Thank you, Michael Nathal. Now I’m looking for sandblasting equipment that has a wider range of pressure control (bad experience in the past).