Real Driftwood

i got some really awesome pieces of driftwood today. i have no idea why anyone would would pay 15$ for what i got for free and had fun collecting. i suppose i saved 45$ had i gone to the store. the pieces were hard, solid, really twisted and gnarled with tons of unique character. best pieces acquired from knocked over trees around the root system.

That's what I do , too. Here in Alaska, the rivers are cold and clean, no factory or human pollutants in them. Some local wood, I haven't even soaked. Rocks come right from the river. My sand and gravel come from a local gravel pit. I, too like to keep things as cheap as I can. One has to be careful of where wood and rocks are obtained, as there could be pollutants such as car antifreeze or oil on them.

BobV wrote:

One has to be careful of where wood and rocks are obtained, as there could be pollutants such as car antifreeze or oil on them.

thats why im gna use hydrogen peroxide as my detergent along with a 2 week soak in out in the sun (with water changes every few days) because im a biologist, by defintion that also makes me a chemist. i actually thought organic chemistry was fun