Is this considered a "burl?"

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I found this growing on a wild cherry tree in the Savannah, Ga area. It is 6" at its thickest point and weighs in at 23lbs. I was thinking of pen blanks but may consider something else.

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Naw,

It's just plain ash. Tell you what, I'll give ya five bucks, PLUS SHIPPING--just send it to me (Ignore all the other guys that may say this!!)
 
Hey Gary

What type of wax should I use? Would paraffin work? Also what is best to "seal" the tree once these things are cut off?

Thanks
Jimskio
 
Looks like a burl to me. You can get green wood sealer on it, and it would do the same thing. If you dont have any wax, you can put down a good coat of wood glue, and then put two pieces of newspaper over that, and make sure the paper is glued to the surface really good. If all else fails, you can send it to me, the shipping will be cheaper than sending it to Wisconsin...LOL....
 
that be a burl allright.

I'd turn a bowl with it and start by coring out the middle to be cut into pen blanks. Just my two cents
 
It's swirly and burly. Cut it into blanks and share with your team here!!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
 
Take your time in deciding what to do with that. From what I can tell Cherry burl is harder to come by than others. You could have a very valuable piece there for applications like bowls and other turnings. Find the right person you could sell it and buy a whole truck load of pen blanks.
 
jimskio said:
Hey Gary

What type of wax should I use? Would paraffin work? Also what is best to "seal" the tree once these things are cut off?

Thanks
Jimskio
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For the repairing of the fair size "gash" on the tree, the simplest and most economical way to do it is to mix on site white PVA glue with soil from around the tree. Clean a bit the top layer of the ground, then pour a hand full or two on the thickest PVA glue you can find. After a good stir, use an old brush or your hand to rub the "paste" all over the tree open wound, be generous with it and rub it in a circular motion from the center to the edges, making sure it goes over the cut line as thick as possible. After that, nature does the rest. This will protect the tree from exposer to the sun, to anything that will attack and eat raw wood, protection from rot, and other...! The layer of glue and soil works as a artificial skin, maintaining the moisture and resins from drying and collapsing.

With this done, trees recover amazingly quick, without they either survive or end up dieing...!:frown:

Hope this helps...!

There are too many takers already so, I want budge in...!:eek::wink:
It looks good whatever it is...!:biggrin:

Cheers
George
 
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Jimskio:
I can't tell from the photo if it is burl or not. If you'll drive 2 pieces 7/8 X 7/8 X 6 inches up I-16 to about Macon, I'll get them from you and "round test" them for burl-- free of charge, since you are a fellow Georgian:)

Nice wood, what ever it is? Looks like Savannah Cypress to me:)
 
Sorry for the sloooow reply I was in Atlanta for the weekend. I went into a wood working store in the Highland Park area and I am now convinced that I would like to have a go at making some bowls. I only have a 9"x20" Jet metal lathe that I use for my pens so they would be small bowls. Now I have an excuse to save some money and get a bigger wood lathe. While at the store I saw a cherry tree burl and they wanted $75 for it. So it is definitely a cherry burl that I have:biggrin:. Maybe I can find someone in my area that can core it for me. Thanks for all of the suggestions.

jimskio
 
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