First, I try to decide what size buttons I want or need. Then, of course the hunt for the right branch gets underway. Maybe I'll find the perfect branch in this stack of wood ...Yep, found it! The branch for these buttons was blown out of the tree by tropical storm Beryl, a recent visitor to our area. Using my band saw the branch is sliced into eight little pieces. Man-o-man, they look rough and that bark doesn't look very sturdy. Hmmm... The bark had to go and two of the slices [...]
