Aussie Burl gloat

[Kelvin Burton]

:D Can't help myself, this is too good to not grin!

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Not turned yet but hopefully soon! 4 burls I bought online from Australia and hand carried to Texas by my daughter. Top one is Coolabah 11" x 7", mid right is Red Coolabah, other two are Brown Mallee. Open to suggestions on how best to use these!

Price was really good, could hardly buy one here for what I spent on all 4! :)

[charlie knighton]

you could make some cairn boxes, my rule is not more if any one burl per cairn box, but what do i know

[Dennis Ford]

They look great, figuring out what to use them for may a challenge.

[Richard Casey]

Kelvin,
They all look fairly symetrical and I did one as a bowl and left all the prickly bits on it for a talking point, and it sits on 3 curved ebony legs.
rgds,
Richard.

[Scott J Taylor]

Being an Aussie I'd probably turn these into natural edge bowls. That way you get to keep the natural 'rawness' of the burl and obtaining a beautiful item at the end. Maybe do something like Terry Scott does:

http://www.timberly.co.nz/Gallery/Burls

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Scott.

[Kelvin Burton]

Thanks Scott,

I hadn't remembered that Terry had done all these burls - but I should have!

Kelvin

[Thomas Canfield]

Best to put in flat rate box and ship to Fbg TX. Second suggestion would be to add a glue block to bottom and turn NE with the burl ridges showing. Good gloat. More fun for you ahead. Glad you had a personal delivery.

[Col Smith]

Don't know if this will help Kelvin.
This is a York Gum Burl that I just finished.
With before & after photos.
HTH
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[Kelvin Burton]

Don't know if this will help Kelvin.
This is a York Gum Burl that I just finished.
With before & after photos.
HTH
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Col, that is helpful! My wife and I are looking at various options trying to decide which way to go with these pieces!

[Scott Hackler]

1st, you stink! 2nd if you didn't know it already.... they are very hard and very stable to turn thin. Expect dust, not shavings.

A natural edged form with smooth vessel curves really show off Mallee caps. I have a few I got from Jim Syvertsen and need to make something out of them as well. Race ya!!

[Kelvin Burton]

1st, you stink! 2nd if you didn't know it already.... they are very hard and very stable to turn thin. Expect dust, not shavings.

A natural edged form with smooth vessel curves really show off Mallee caps. I have a few I got from Jim Syvertsen and need to make something out of them as well. Race ya!!

Scott, I assure you I shower every day! If it makes you feel any better I paid AUD 35 for the 4 burls plus AUD 21 to mail them to my daughter in Sydney. Grand total USD 55 :D

The race is on! :p