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Manzanita burl. 7.5 x 5.5 inches

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Black oak burl from a stump in our yard. 12 inches across and 5 inches deep. Amazing grain in this burl; I had a bit of fun twice turning as it went oval and was difficult to finish turn. Finished with mahoney's walnut oil/wax

This 8-inch diameter bowl/vase was turned from a block of Poplar Burl. The overall shape reminds me of a head of cabbage, hence the name. I was inspired by a recent demo by Cindy Drozda at the AAW conference on how to plan and cut a burl along with an image I saw of a similar 'ball in bowl'...

Here's an image of the other side of the 8-inch diameter bowl/vase turned from a block of Poplar Burl. The overall shape reminds me of a head of cabbage, hence the name. Poplar is usually a very plain wood, but this burl has provided plenty of excitement with its variety of colors, textures...

Maple Burl wall hanging with water and alcohol-based dyes and many coats of spray lacquer. The center is the handiwork of termites, some of Mother Nature's own artists... I embellished the outer rim with a torch to contrast against the dye and to complement the natural color in the center.

This 8-inch diameter bowl was turned from a Poplar burl. Color and detail contrasts were added with a carved and colored band around the mid-section. Finish is Watco oil buffed on the Beall system.

A left over piece of burl.

Was a cutoff from a larger section. Under 4" diameter, under 2" tall. Finished with paste wax

12 inch x 6 inch maple burl bowl with Tried and True Danish oil and Carnuba wax

This 5-inch diameter bowl was turned from a much larger Poplar burl that my brother-in-law recently gifted to me. Poplar is usually not a very exciting wood but this burl provided plenty of surprises. A top view and views of the burl are provided in the comments.

This 5-inch tall bowl was turned from a Poplar burl that my brother-in-law gifted to me recently. I normally think of Poplar as practice wood but was really impressed by the grain patterns and colors in this piece of poplar burl. Finish is Watco oil buffed on the Beall System.

Redwood burl vessel. Turned wet and dried rapidly. This was a complete and utter joy to work with. Some wonderful movement. 5” tall by 10.5” long by 9.5” wide.

3"x3' Malee Burl box with molten cast Pewter and then turned. Top lid of box turned and machined with a CNC machine. Beall Buffed

These cherry burl goblets, roughly 7" tall, have cocobolo stems with bocote bases, displayed on a walnut tray

So i have this burl log, its hollow and is surrounded entirely of burl. Imo is one of those rare finds, maybe not, but i feel like it can become something beautiful. My very first thought was a lamp, being hollow already, or a large vase (would have to make a base), or an art piece. Im hoping...

A contrast of the violence of the death of the tree with the refined box within. Ambrosia maple, maple burl lid with dyed mahogany finial.

The ornament body is comprised of small pieces of maple burl suspended in resin, the finial and icicle are walnut the base is a piece of spalted maple. The illumination is a string of battery-powered LED lights. The battery pack is mounted in the base and can be removed to replace the batteries...

Not everything has to be a bowl or even hollow-form. This piece was turned from a small burl of unknown type and origin. The stems were turned from Andromeda branches. Finish is spray-on lacquer

Anyone have a good methodology for a clean removal of burl bark? I know there are methods of soaking, boiling or pressure washing, but I do not know any of the specifics for doing so. I have a number of pieces both dry and green that I want to keep the burl surface, but not the bark.