Burl?

Fross

Fross

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Well we are about to down this tree that is in the way at the farm, the old man has asked me to take care of it so Imma get it gone the next time I am down there(2 weeks) But it has a ton of what I think to be burl on it, he says its an old cherry tree, what say you experts? Is this burl and if so how would you cut it?

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That would be burl and a lot of it. I think Burlsource had a thread on cutting stuff up. If he doesn't respond here I would PM him and get some advice. He is a wood packrat and expert.
 
Steel Slaver is correct. That looks to be a good cluster burl tree trunk. If it were me, I would have someone with a portable sawmill cut it into big slabs for you. Then seal the ends, and stack and sticker the slabs. You will get some awesome lumber that would be great for a lot of woodworking projects. Use the cut off stuff for knife handles. Don't waste this piece. Looks like good stuff.
 
be sure to seal the cut ends.
if you can't get a sawyer to slab it out for you
you can cut the tree down and seal the ends. it is possible to split the tree lengthwise into billets.
keep us posted
all good
buzz
 
Which direction should these slabs be cut in? Do I remove the burl from the main trunk and then cut them into slabs or do I cut the entire trunk into round slabs? Sorry fot the questions, I just need to know what to tell the mill.
 
Not rounds, I would cut it into 1 3/4 thick boards and have him leave the wane edge (bark), if he cuts it into cants first (squares it up) you will lose a lot of very good material in the slabs. The boards can always be straightened up on the wane edges after you dry it and see what you got. The 1 3/4 inch boards will shrink, that will leave you with 1 1/2 inch boards after clean-up, then you can deside how to orient the blocks in the board, if you cut it thinner than that, you will be stuck with the orientation of the flat board, assuming we are talking about knife handles (what else is there?). Thats what I do.
 
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