White oak burl

[419Tomb]

I just picked up this white oak burl, I am hoping it contains something cool inside!
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I will find out this weekend for sure.
Tom

 

[justturnin]

Wow!!! Nice score there.

 

[BurlsorBust]

That's a keeper! See[/align]ms there is a little bit of a burl showdown goin' on. Haha

 

[DKMD]

I'm just a little bit jealous… Just a little.

 

[bearmanric]

Nice find there sweet. Rick

 

[drycreek]

Great find!

 

[brown down]

that is some of the nicest figured wood i have found and the hardest i have ever worked with!

i hope you have some crap blades to cut that up with. it trashes any edge on any tool i have worked with :dash2::dash2:

but those issues are well worth it once you start cutting it up. outstanding find!
can't wait to see it with the bark off

 

[419Tomb]

Well I cut it up today, and here is what I found.
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Not as much figure as I had hoped, but still some swirly grain. This burl is so dry that I am soaking it in wood juice to try to make it turn a bit easier.
Tom

 

[davduckman2010]

its still awsone there tom duckman

 

[justturnin]

I think it looks great. Almost like an Olive Burl. Oak Burl that I have seen is not packed with eyes but the figure is always great. Nothing to be disappointed in there brother. I cant wait to see what comes of this. Got a pic with a little water mist on it? I bet that figure would really pop then.


Some smileys at the request of my 5 year old.
:rotflmao3::teethlaugh::gigglesign::thanx:

 

[419Tomb]

I roughed out a piece of the burl this afternoon, thank goodness for carbide!
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Lots of knarly grain and worm holes.
Tom

 

[brown down]

awesome! i wonder what kind of worm gets into oak burls i have the same thing and every now and than i saw into on
i can see that piece is going to have some twisted grain when you pop the grain.

that some hard ass timber right there isn't it :lolol::lolol::loll: :

 

[Mike1950]

I am useing some really curly white oak in one of my boxes. Really pretty stuff--BUT- man is it hard and heavy- it is heavier then the persimmon- by quite a bit. I think the look is worth it though.

 

[kfuknives]

I love it! White Oak is one of my favorites.

 

[Bluestingray]

Well I cut it up today, and here is what I found.

Not as much figure as I had hoped, but still some swirly grain. This burl is so dry that I am soaking it in wood juice to try to make it turn a bit easier.
Tom

Is wood juice a barrel of whiskey?