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"Burl" disappointment
When I was cutting up some apricot logs, I found a round protrusion on one, thought I had a nice little bowl sized burl, about 7" across and maybe 4" deep, so I cut it off. Went to turn it tonight, and it was just about all bark. Turned it down to about 4" x 1.5" and still hardly had any wood showing. Drat!
Dan
Eternity is an awfully long time, especially toward the end.
-Woody Allen-
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Apricot is lovely and finding a burl in it sounds almost impossible. Do fruit trees burl by the way?
You may be able to produce a burled toothpick! That would be fancy!
Norm
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Burl Cherry is fruitwood, and they have lots of burls
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i have apple burls. next time, take the bark off before you cut it so that you make sure you are going to have wood to work with instead of just bark
14x48 custom 2hp 9gear lathe
9 inch pre 1940 craftsman lathe
36 inch 1914 Sydney bandsaw (BEAST)
Wood in every shelf and nook and cranny,,, seriously too much wood!
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