This is a little piece of Amur maple. About 5.5" x 3" and finished with semi-gloss lacquer.
Maple Burl Form
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Very cool Tim and I like the finish you put on it!
What strikes me is the impeccable finish, and the fact it just didn’t explode on you what with all the voids. Very impressive! Chuck
There is something about the UFO shape that pulls at my emotions! Nicely done!
That's sweet Tim! Is the color typical for that wood?
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I'm not sure what's typical for the wood. The only other piece I made from this tree was white.
Amur Maple Burl
Here is a little Burl form I was able to get from the maple I cut down last fall. Somewhere around 5x5", polymerized tung oil finish.
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Also, samples I cut for Mark were also white.
Don't remember what color was when I cut this chunk off a log a year ago. After cutting this blank, it when into a lidded plastic garbage can that promptly got filled with walnut blanks that I didn't have time to seal at the time, so the can just sat in the shed, and I dug through it to find the blank a couple weeks ago.
My guess is the color is a result of it being a basal burl and maybe some aging darkened the wood.
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Thanks Chuck. It was actually very stable while turning. Most of the dark areas that you see are bark inclusions rather than voids. The only void is the large area on the bottom half in picture three.
Nice piece. I love the shape
Burl and inclusions and a nice shape! Love turning when the inclusions make the chips self clearing!
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I've gotten to the point where I prefer to turn something with inclusions/holes. Not because of the neat look, but because you don't have to stop as often to clear chips!
The shape, color and contrast are perfect.