Mark Norman
05-25-2009, 2:53 PM
Well, yesterday was an exciting day for me. After turning the first piece on my new machine I was excited to see what was inside the smallest of the seven pieces of walnut burl I brought home a few weekends ago.
It is a crotch burl and was about 24" in diameter. So I gassed up the trusty Husky 350 and put fresh batteries in the Kodak. I was hesitant as to where to make the first cut and then just decided to split it down the middle and go from there. I got about twenty pics of the fun I had and just had to share.
I also have a proposition for all you creekers. I have several small cut-offs that are big enough for pen blanks. Likely several hundred when all is said and done. So for those of you that are interested, if you send me a SASE padded mailer I will stuff a blank or two in it and drop it in my mail box for you free of charge. I first have to get a new blade for my band saw but that should be on order in the next few days. Just shoot me a pm for my address.
Now for the pics of my gloat...
Prior to cutting it up...
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1800.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1801.jpg
and then in half:
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1802.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1803.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1804.jpg
Just a few minutes later I had some nice chunks of wood.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1805.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1807.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1808.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1809.jpg
It is a crotch burl and was about 24" in diameter. So I gassed up the trusty Husky 350 and put fresh batteries in the Kodak. I was hesitant as to where to make the first cut and then just decided to split it down the middle and go from there. I got about twenty pics of the fun I had and just had to share.
I also have a proposition for all you creekers. I have several small cut-offs that are big enough for pen blanks. Likely several hundred when all is said and done. So for those of you that are interested, if you send me a SASE padded mailer I will stuff a blank or two in it and drop it in my mail box for you free of charge. I first have to get a new blade for my band saw but that should be on order in the next few days. Just shoot me a pm for my address.
Now for the pics of my gloat...
Prior to cutting it up...
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1800.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1801.jpg
and then in half:
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1802.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1803.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1804.jpg
Just a few minutes later I had some nice chunks of wood.
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1805.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1807.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1808.jpg
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t116/triangle5/wood/Walnut%20score/100_1809.jpg