Blackwood Burl!!

[Scotcha]

Received this BC Jr today and was keen to see the blackwood burl. As soon as I opened the package I knew that this was a special wood.

It is very hard to take pics as the wood is very dense and smooth and reflects light and attracts fingerprints.

here are a few quick shots that I took.

Some shots in regular diffused natural light :

And then.....




When sunlight hits the burl you see the actual beauty of this wood. It almost has a jewel like quality. Move over Bog oak

 

[abrasion]

Good god man that's beautiful!!!


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[Tech-1]

Very, very nice

 

[VANCE]

yep


those are much better pics than mine

 

[Hulk2e]

Wow, nice score! That is beautiful wood.

 

[FeralGentleman]

African blackwood will always be > Bog oak. That burl is not too shabby either :thumbup:

 

[Nbrackett]

WOW! Makes me wish I'd grabbed that Blackwood Burl Sylvrfalcen now.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Wow!!! That is beautiful!!! Almost like Redwood burl and Koa had a grand love child!!!! :thumbup:

ETA - If you really want to see the chatoyance in the wood, shine that baby up to 1,200 grit, polish it with some Flitz, and then hit it with a coat of Ren Wax!!! :thumbup:

 

[Scotcha]

Thanks all. Very pleased with my new wood discovery.

I might try and polish it up to 1200 and see what that brings out. It really is a regular old wood until it hits the sunlight and then BAM!!!!!

 

[bear71]

Wow Abe, that is spectacular! The pictures I have seen before really don't do justice to the figuring in that burl. Nice one!

 

[Tekton]

That is gorgeous Abe. I have to agree African Blackwood is nicer than Bog Oak!

 

[Gusbuster]

The blackwood burl looks fantastic! Congrats on scoring that epic BC Jr Abe! :thumbup:

 

[adequacy]

Wow. That's a stunner. Nice one Abe. Great photos, but I bet the photos don't even do it justice.

 

[Scotcha]

Thanks guys [emoji106] the pics don't do it justice. Will try and take some better ones.

 

[_Westy_]

Wow who knew. That thing is absolutely stunning.

 

[Mistwalker]

That is gorgeous Abe, nice score! I love the hard-to-see figure in regular blackwood when the right light hits it. The burl is amazing!

 

[3let]

Wow who knew. That thing is absolutely stunning.

I knew...

The blackwood burl on that Sylvrfalcen is awesome. It may be my new favorite wood. Too bad it's very hard to capture its complexity in an indoor photo.

 

[Scotcha]

yep


those are much better pics than mine

Actually your pics were great Phillip. Much better than I could have done indoors and planted the seed in my head.

That is gorgeous Abe, nice score! I love the hard-to-see figure in regular blackwood when the right light hits it. The burl is amazing!

Thanks Brian, it's this quality of the wood makes it stand out IMO.

 

[Zardo]

I want one !!!!

 

[Luca917]

Abe, your pics always make me want to buy knives.