burl

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.

I acquired this large maple burl about 2 years ago. I sealed it up with Anchor Seal and left in my woodpile until today. I pulled all of the bark off. ( it was all but off already ) and hosed it off. The burl is about 20 " at the widest point. My lathe has a 16 " swing. I am really...

Here is a pic of my latest, destined for the Instant Gallery in Phoenix. Big Leaf Maple Burl, 16+ inches diameter, 3+ inches deep. Balls are jatoba, Bloodwood, Birch, Black Cottonwood Burl, Ash and others. The bigger brother to this piece is going to the EOG auction. It is 19 inches in...

Here is my latest ... big leaf maple burl bowl, 19 x 3 1/2, oil and wax, buffed. Wooden spheres/balls of various species and sizes and surface treatments. Will be in Instant Gallery in Poenix ... unless you buy it first :) Comments and critiques welcomed.

From "Symbols of Person, Series 1", this is "Passion." 5 1/2 in. diameter x 1 in. depth, ogee bowl, made from maple burl. Pyrographized, and gilded with 24k gold. Though better seen in person then in the photo, the pyro- work is done in what I call "directional...

Redwood burl, 5.75 X 4.5 inches; turned, carved and sandblasted. The inspiration for this piece comes from scanning electron micrographs of the seed of Castilleja, a hemiparasitic plant in Orobanchaceae. The outer wall of the seed coat collapses in the mature seed, leaving deep cells that...

I will shortly be gifted with a very nice maple burl from a limb that the owner wants to remove. How should I best treat it for drying to avoid cracking, checking, and otherwise making it less than useful? The limb above and below the burl is about 8" to 9" in diameter and I expect to see...

Silver Maple Burl Bowl from Roxborough St.,Toronto. Dimensions: 10 1/4"W x 4"H

Buckeye burl bowl Dimensions: 11 3/8"W x 4 3/4"H

Big Leaf Maple burl, pierced, mounted in a piece of California Buckeye Burl. Piece measures 12" across by 3/32" thick

This is the same form, without the finial.

This is a piece of elm burl I parted off a larger blank. 12 1/2" wide. 1/4" thick

Wild birch burl platter.

Natural edge birch burl bowl.

Before and After showing the true color of the burl

I want to post this Redwood burl vessel; it is from a blank I received from Sean Troy a few years ago. Thanks Troy! Coming from the desert the blank had a few checks; I left these natural and did not try to disguise them. It is 5x3.75, walls thickness is 3/32, the opening is 11/16, oil finish...

Cherry Burl 18" natural edge bowl turned by Bill Collison

Silver Maple Burl Bowl, log recycled from Roxborough Street, Toronto. Very High Figure with Ambrosia & Bark Inclusion. I sealed about 40 ambrosia holes in this bowl Dimensions: 13 3/4"W x 6 3/4"H

Turned 3/32" thick by 20" x 20" natural edge Big Leaf Maple Burl. Had a lot of movement in this piece, plus I was able to capture a lot of color in the burl itself. A fun piece to turn