More Photos - Huge Crotch Feather

Burl Source

Burl Source

Joined
Dec 7, 2008
Messages
7,187
I may have had a sheltered life but I have never seen a Walnut crotch feather this big. I just got this today. This photo shows the piece rough cut but you can still get a glimpse of the feather that runs from end to end. Almost four foot long.

c002-1.jpg


I am almost afraid to cut this up. Maybe I'll just sand it and drool over it for a while.
 
Last edited:
I've seen those at the adult store. Er....uh... um.... my friend told me that he'd seen them there. Yea, that's it!

:p

Beautiful board Mark! :)
 
Wow, your crotch is huge... um, I mean...

That's some impressive wood you're sporting there.... uh....

How 'bout them Cowboys? :o :p

Seriously, that's gorgeous. Would love to see it sanded. I love crotch feather -below is the biggest piece I had previously come across:

orig.jpg


Roger
 
And to think, I just passed up on a feathered crotch from a pin oak that was broken in a windstorm. At the break, the limb was every bit of 36" across.

I bet it would have looked good with a die job!
 
JasonSCarter said:
All I can think of is GunStock!
Click to expand...
I was thinking that too, but the grain around the wrist area may not be right. If it is, that could be a fairly pricey gunstock blank, even if it was a two piece shotgun blank. If not, then a LOT of failry expensive knife handle blanks or tother fun things.:D
 
VaughnT said:
And to think, I just passed up on a feathered crotch from a pin oak that was broken in a windstorm. At the break, the limb was every bit of 36" across.

I bet it would have looked good with a die job!
Click to expand...

Oak can make a really good feather.

If this piece had been left thick enough for a gunstock it would have at least tripled the value of the wood. Every once in a while some of the gunsmiths stop by and let me know what they want. This would have been a spendy one because the grain is also marbled through most of the feather.

Based on Roger's photo, I am pretty sure he robbed a gun stock maker. The grain and feather are oriented perfectly in his piece.

What I have are 2 bookmatched pieces that were rough cut to 1&1/2 inches thick. It was intended to be a high end tabletop. The guy I bought this from was making high end boxes and furniture that sold for prices beyond my comprehension.

Nick's comments explain what has been keeping him so busy lately.

I am heading in to work shortly.
When I get there I will do some sanding so we can see what this looks like.
 
Burl Source said:
When I get there I will do some sanding so we can see what this looks like.
Click to expand...

Cool. :thumbup:

Yes - my pic was of a gun stock piece - but it was Dan Farr's, not mine. I did get a bowie block out of it though. ;)

Roger
 
If you ever do cut it up, and you happen to have a nice 1-5/8" x 1-1/2" x 5" piece, let me know.
 
I sanded it to 220 grit and then put on a protective coat of poly.

Sunshine is really bright today and I just couldn't get a good photo.

w003.jpg

w006.jpg
 
hey do you buy wood or just sell it, and have you ever used (biose d ark) or sometimes called osage orange. it is hard and yellow i cut some for pistol grips but think they would also look nice on a knife, just wonderin no big deal, does the feather make all woods more pricey or what?
 
There's a nice article on Osage orange, a/k/a hedge wood, bodark, and bois d'arc in the September '10 issue of Blade if you're interested (page 84).
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top