A Burl like no other!

[NittanyLion]

You probably do not recognize this as Maple Burl....I've never seen another like it. It is hard maple(Sugar Maple), and it seems as though the heartwood formed a large burl on the tree I cut, and for the most part, the sapwood just wrapped around it. I've cut a lot of maple burl, and this was a first for me. Here is blank 1 of 40 or so I just finished stabilizing with Cactus Juice.....ready to go out the door!

 

[MarkD]

Very nice piece of timber Steve, should make some beautiful pens.

 

[NittanyLion]

A friend just sent me this....seems to be the same thing:

Anatomy of an Ice-damaged Sugar Maple | Northern Woodlands Magazine

 

[mark james]

That will make a nice pen.

 

[endacoz]

Do you sell these or other burl?

 

[GaryMGg]

Hi Steve,
It would be helpful to see the face of the board.
From the photos as posted, it looks like a bark inclusion.
And, yes, it should make some nice looking pens.

 

[NittanyLion]

Sorry Gary, I do not have any other pics. This is an old post and following it most of this burl was cut into blanks and shipped to Roy at Classic Nib.

 

[GaryMGg]

Hi Steve,
No problem; I should have looked at the original posting date.