Frosty the burl man

[marekz]

Hello, these photos of a cherry burl came from a relatively small cherry tree. The base off the tree is what you see, which seemed very large compared to the limbs.The burl seemed to completely surround the base which then bifricated into to small limbs coming out of this base. . I found it at a flea market and asked the guy if he wanted to sell it. He said come back on Monday boy ( today),. I cut off the limbs and here came one of the workers from the market with a fork lift. He was nice enough to pick up the cuttings but while I was sharpining my chainsaw, he bought it upon himself to try and pull the whole burl/base out ( it didnt work). In doing so the piece split in two--as you can see the 2 pieces side by side. So i went to cutting at the base and he finally picked those suckers with the forklift and put them on the truck. One of them almost looks like a snowman with no head.lol It is difficult for me to tell how wide the main tree growth is versus the burl surrounding it because of the way it was cut, but it seems to have plenty burl.
I just thought you'll might find this interestings--Thanks 4 looking--Marekz

 

[Mike Davis]

That's awesome! Can't wait for you to sand a piece up for us to peek at. Also...maybe some for sale?

 

[Michael Rader]

I might be interested in some small "hunter handle-sized" chunks of good cherry burl. Have you cut it up yet?

 

[marekz]

Hello, these pieces will be sitting around for a good loong
Time! I have some ready , I have some dry blocks and some blocks currently
Drying and I will have them stabilized.
Thanks mark

 

[Patrice Lemée]

Looking forward to you cutting them up Mark. I have 3 cherry burls that have been drying for 2-3 years and will cut them up this spring.

 

[marekz]

Looking forward to you cutting them up Mark. I have 3 cherry burls that have been drying for 2-3 years and will cut them up this spring.

Patrice, was it you who started a thread awhile ago on a cherry burl ( i guess I could have searched your profile) The funny thing i found about cherry burl is--they look great when first cut, then they seem to loose the depth in their color a bit. I have mine in a dark place -so its not the sun. I do have some that are a deepish red with nice burl figure though ( could be from a different burl). The other blocks, I initially sealed the entire piece. Then about a year later I scraped off the wax and now, I only have the ends sealed. I will see how the lighter blocks look after I sand them a bit and then shine them up. I will also take a photo of the "deeper" colored ones.I like to try to forget about what i have drying-I like going downstairs and finding dust all over the burls.lol
Ill post a picture of the lighter color I was refering to.-Thanks Mark

 

[st8yd]

The wild cherry we have here in FL is very light colored and pink when first cut, once exposed to light it gets very dark (this takes a few years though), but I've never seen it lose any figure.

 

[marekz]

The wild cherry we have here in FL is very light colored and pink when first cut, once exposed to light it gets very dark (this takes a few years though), but I've never seen it lose any figure.

It's almost like salmon pink, isnt it? Some folks
Say that north Carolina has the dark stuff but
I think it's a myth. I have not had it in
The sun but if it gets darker, how pretty it will be.
Thanks. Marekz

 

[Danbo]

Cut it up yet?

 

[st8yd]

More pink than salmon I'd say, most salmon I've seen is orangeish.

When the wood is raw and fresh it's pink, once a sealer is put on it, it turns brown. I tried a waterbase on it to try to maintain the lighter pink but you lose the chatoyance with the water base.

This is new with the first coat or two of urethane.

This is how dark it will get in a few years.

 

[marekz]

well, I tried to hold these colors true. The darker one doesnt seem to be very dark ( but then again I grabbed the first one I seen that was on the dark side). I just took some photos. Thanks for looking-Mark

In the first photo , I tried to show the difference in the color. The second photo is of a block-the third is more of a close up of the block in photo 2, and the rest are just close ups...Thanks again-Mark

 

[marekz]

More pink than salmon I'd say, most salmon I've seen is orangeish.

When the wood is raw and fresh it's pink, once a sealer is put on it, it turns brown. I tried a waterbase on it to try to maintain the lighter pink but you lose the chatoyance with the water base.

This is new with the first coat or two of urethane.

This is how dark it will get in a few years.

Very Nice Work st8yd- very nice indeed--Thanks Mark

 

[st8yd]

Thanks.

I wonder if stabylizing it will prevent it from getting as dark, or slow it down substantially?

 

[Danbo]

Do want a piece of that!