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Title: Red oak burl
Post by: metalspinner on December 14, 2005, 11:12:08 PM

This is a red oak burl I came acros this summer. I had been driving past it for years just to look at it growing in this guy's yard. You can imagine my surprise the day I drove by and the tree growing out of it was cut down. I pulled in to ask about it and the guy said I could have it if I turned him a bowl out of a piece. 8) I offered him some money, but he wouldn't have it. He will be recieving many nice items made from this burl. :) :) :)

On the stump...
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/oak%20burl%20opt..jpg)

Bark peeled off a quaretr of it...
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/oak%20burl4%20opt.jpg)

Close up of figure...
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/oak%20burl2%20opt.jpg)

The stump in the top pic is over four feet wide. I screwed up the picture ratio's on the optimizer.

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: Max sawdust on December 15, 2005, 05:56:38 AM

Big Burl :o
Thanks for the pictures. Look forward to seeing some of the things you make out of it.
max

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: iain on December 15, 2005, 04:16:04 PM

NICE 8)

iain

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: WDH on May 28, 2008, 09:02:12 PM

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/burl-bowl.jpg)

8) 8) 8) 8)

Eh voila!

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: Dave Shepard on May 28, 2008, 09:56:17 PM

Cool! It's nice to see a project go full circle.

Dave

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: WDH on May 28, 2008, 10:08:54 PM

Then buy it at the Forestry Forum E-bay auction!! Three days left ;D.

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: Dave Shepard on May 28, 2008, 10:11:12 PM

Unless "red oak burl" is a specified transmission part, not in the budget. :D

Dave

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: metalspinner on May 28, 2008, 10:33:53 PM

Those were the first pics I optimized with XAT. Yikes! They look out of wack. :D :D

That burl has seen alot of milage. Still have plenty left.

Here are some better optimized pics...

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/redoakburlopt1.jpg)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/redoakburlopt2.jpg)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/oakburlopt3%7E0.jpg)

Here are a couple of projects...

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/oakburlvaseopt2.jpg)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/12750/oakburlbowlopt1.jpg)

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: Dodgy Loner on May 28, 2008, 10:58:18 PM

Nice to see the pics of where that wood came from, ms. It's also great to see what you've made from it! Looks like you'll be getting a lot of mileage out of that burl. I know I had fun turning my piece :)! It's a lot easier to make spectacular bowls when nature's already done the hard part for you ;D.

Title: Re: Red oak burl
Post by: WDH on May 28, 2008, 11:56:02 PM

Spectacular is right ;D!!!!.

Spectacular people and spectacular wood 8) 8).

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