Advent Wreath From Firewood

I thought it would be a great idea to make a platter for holding Advent-Stuff and an Advent Wreath this year.

The piece of choice was a disk from European Oak which has to be sanded.

Using an angle-grinder I dished out a part of the platter.

In order to keep the natural edge, I used a round brush in my cordless drill to clean the edge from the soft, almost rotten wood. All bark has been removed by that time.

I found this split in half branch of Birch in the firewood.

Planing it smooth and drilling some holes makes it into a perfect base for my wreath.

Turning 3 feet and gluing them underneath finished this process. (3 feet keep the thingy from rocking on an uneven surface or after it warped from drying)

I added three feet under the platter which has been sanded to 240 grid.

Applying the finish of your choice ends up this step.

Decorating the Birch beam with some LED Teelight Candles and some turned Snowmen ended up by gluing a couple of Yew 'leaves' to the branch.

Now the Christmas Wreath is finished and you can enjoy the Advent time.