Just make sure that you’re really sterilizing and making sure that there’s no pest that could ever be present on the wood. You have to understand that’s why there’s a lot of laws around this. There’s huge agricultural implications if pests get spread around. So all I’m saying is be safe and make sure that you’re actually sterilizing your products because the responsibility and accountability falls on you when you’re the seller.
Also, make sure that you’re selling driftwood if you’re going to label it as driftwood. Do not label sticks that are dried as Driftwood. There is a difference. Artist and DIY people will definitely let you know that.
I do my best, both with being careful about what wood I pick up and use, and with how I clean it. I’m not sure what could survive half an hour in an oven, but as far as the actual driftwood, I only take stuff I find by river/creeks, so I feel like that would count, but idk
First let me say that I would never lie to any customers of mine but by definition, driftwood is wood that has been transported by the water onto a shore. Wood could have traveled 10 miles over a period of months or it could have traveled 1/2 of a mile in a couple of days. There is going to be a difference in how they appear but they are both still driftwood.
For example here are two pieces that were sitting right next to each other. Both are still driftwood though.
I tend to be pretty picky about what I grab. I also haven’t been able to go back to my usual collecting place for while (I love it, it has alll the good stuff.) But I mostly prefer stuff that is missing all of its bark, or most of it, and I just pick or scrape off the rest.
Though I surprise myself with how little of my driftwood I’ve actually used for myself. I’ve prepped like 25-30 pieces, and have used a grand total of 3.
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