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General Forestry => Forestry and Logging => Topic started by: OLD_ JD on December 20, 2005, 09:12:54 PM

Title: burl
Post by: OLD_ JD on December 20, 2005, 09:12:54 PM
few poeple ask me about some burl,how much money shoud as ask ??? is there any of u ever sell some ??? thank's JD
Title: Re: burl
Post by: Frank_Pender on December 20, 2005, 09:32:10 PM
JD, I sell my Western Big Leaf Maple burl by the pound.
Title: Re: burl
Post by: Coon on December 20, 2005, 09:52:40 PM
Frank.  How much a pound do you sell them for?
Title: Re: burl
Post by: etat on December 20, 2005, 10:04:38 PM
Note from admin.

I removed the link as apparently the post that Charles linked to was deleted by its original poster, rendering the link invalid. Thanks for the heads up maple flats
Title: Re: burl
Post by: Coon on December 20, 2005, 11:47:02 PM
Thanks ck.  I should have known that as I read that post before. :D
Title: Re: burl
Post by: etat on December 21, 2005, 12:01:18 AM
 ;D


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Title: Re: burl
Post by: rebocardo on December 21, 2005, 07:31:15 PM
$2 a pound or $6000+ a cord  ;)
Title: Re: burl
Post by: Frank_Pender on December 21, 2005, 08:06:52 PM
For a whole cord I could give a 25% discount. ;D
Title: Re: burl
Post by: Ironwood on December 21, 2005, 10:26:07 PM
OLD JD,


Quality is SOOOOOOOOOO critical. Franks stuff looks top notch and Big Leaf is half as heavy as quality Cherry here on the right sided of the US, which put us at a distinct disadvantage. Also cherry tends to get voids and such which greatly degrades the burl.  Don't plan on gettin rich is what seems to be the case here.


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Title: Re: burl
Post by: metalspinner on December 22, 2005, 11:09:11 AM
Old-jd,
  Of course, the longer you hold on to it the less it will wieght form drying out.
As a turner, I buy burl in dimentioned sizes - with special shaped pieces priced accordingly.  A premium should be placed on larger pieces.
Title: Re: burl
Post by: OLD_ JD on December 22, 2005, 04:43:57 PM
thank's all....i will charge $2.00 pound to dont take Frank bis.... ;D ;D
Title: Re: burl
Post by: SwampDonkey on December 22, 2005, 05:16:15 PM
JD, any pictures of your burl?
Title: Re: burl
Post by: OLD_ JD on December 22, 2005, 05:46:41 PM
there not even cut yet ;D..soon they will be i post some pic ;)
Title: Re: burl
Post by: SwampDonkey on December 22, 2005, 05:57:06 PM
Burls do grow on the side of trees don't they? Of course we can't see inside, but hey. ;D
Title: Re: burl
Post by: maple flats on January 04, 2006, 08:05:07 PM
I just set aside a section of cherry that I think might have a decent burl in it, some of the opposite side of the approx 9" log is rotted but the burl looks solid. I'll find out after maple season. How should I try to saw it?  My assumption is to cut level with the burl face and might make two cuts, 1 at the top of face to about where the indented center becomes solid and then from there to maybe 4-6" thick. It will most likely be all in a 6" slab I guess.