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The red gave me that impression as well.
Maple and Box Elder are both in the Acer family and easily mixed up with each other.
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Help with cutting burl??
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Maple and Box Elder are both in the Acer family and easily mixed up with each other.
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The instructions I gave before are with the assumption that this is a bunion.
Under the bark it you see a smooth swirly surface then it is a bunion and the instructions are correct.
But.......if there are a million pointy pins then you will want to cut differently.
If there are points all over then it is a pin burl and you want to cut it differently.
Cut the strips at least 2 inches wide.
Then lay the strips on side and cut 1&1/4"+ strips so the faces are parallel to the outer surface.
That way shows off the eyes best.
Like this.
Under the bark it you see a smooth swirly surface then it is a bunion and the instructions are correct.
But.......if there are a million pointy pins then you will want to cut differently.
If there are points all over then it is a pin burl and you want to cut it differently.
Cut the strips at least 2 inches wide.
Then lay the strips on side and cut 1&1/4"+ strips so the faces are parallel to the outer surface.
That way shows off the eyes best.
Like this.
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Thats exactly what Im talking about .Every single cherry burl Ive ever seen was like that.I learned a new word;"pin burl".
Just to clarify Manitoba Maple is the same as Box Elder. Same tree as some have mentioned. The Manitoba Maple name is a Canadian thing. Always struck me as putting a good spin on Box elder which does produce lots of burls but is a much much more weedy tree and less pretty and useful a tree then the real Maples.
