“three holy ones”

[Bob Bergstrom]

My brother brought me back a cherry Burl from Michigan. Like many cherry ones, this one had some minor rot and was holy. I put it between centers and turned a tenon on it. Cored two smaller ones. It cut amazingly smooth with no tear out. Two were sanded on a vacuum chuck with the picece off center and rotated by hand. The one with multiple holes was sanded in my lap. All are finished with wipeon poly.

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[David Delo]

Amazing work there Bob. Have a cherry burl I'm going to attack later today that I hope isn't as "holy"

[John Keeton]

Flat out gorgeous wood and a great job on maximizing the yield. Good work, Bob!

[Bob Bergstrom]

Thanks guys. As can be seen the rotting of a cherry tree usually starts near the pith. The farther from the better the wood. The one hole was not expected, but Burl wood makes them all worth keeping.