A spanbaum ("wood shaving tree"), variously referred to in English as a hand-shaved tree , wood chip tree or span tree , is a handmade ornamental tree which is usually part of a pyramid ornament . They are mainly manufactured in woodturning workshops in the Ore Mountains of Saxony in eastern Germany . Their method of production is known locally as Spanbaumstechen .

Material [ edit ]

The choice of material is especially important. Only lime wood with a straight grain is suitable.

Manufacture [ edit ]

To make the spanbaum , first of all a conical blank of the tree is turned and a small disc is made for the base. The conical blank is clamped in a vice and the branches carved symmetrically using a chisel, shaving by shaving, on all sides.

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  A spanbaum
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  A Krauselbaum , a type of spanbaum

External links [ edit ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spanbaum .

• "Der Spanbaum" (in German) . Retrieved 2012-12-09 .
• "Infos zur Herstellung" (in German) . Retrieved 2012-12-11 .

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